Cyprus vs USSR: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Cyprus
3
in 2018
USSR
2
in 1991
Cyprus rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Cyprus
  • USSR
11.522.53192219702018

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 3 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.5 times USSR's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 166 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 3 1 2 Cyprus
1970s 3 1 2 Cyprus
1980s 3 1 2 Cyprus
1990s 3 2 1 Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Cyprus or USSR?
Cyprus, at 3 against 2 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Cyprus and USSR?
1, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and USSR?
26 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1991.
How do Cyprus and USSR rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Cyprus ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 166 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

Indicator
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

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).