Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Costa Rica
3
in 2018
New Zealand
3
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3 against 3 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 162 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 167 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 3 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0 | 3 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0 | 3 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0 | 3 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 3 | 1.2 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 2.7 | 3 | 0.3 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 3 against 3 in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 162 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which executive recruitment is competitive. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over the executive being selected by elites (score of 1), and dual selection-election or transitional arrangements (score of 2), to the executive being elected (score of 4).