Denmark vs USSR: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Denmark
3
in 2018
USSR
2
in 1991
Denmark rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Denmark
- USSR
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 1.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times USSR's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Denmark or USSR?
- Denmark, at 3 against 2 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Denmark and USSR?
- 1, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and USSR?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
- How do Denmark and USSR rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Denmark 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
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).