Denmark vs Zambia: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Denmark
3
in 2018
Zambia
3
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Denmark
  • Zambia
11.522.53180019092018

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3 against 3 in Zambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 3 2.67 0.3333 Denmark
1970s 3 1.2 1.8 Denmark
1980s 3 1 2 Denmark
1990s 3 2 1 Denmark
2000s 3 2.1 0.9 Denmark
2010s 3 3 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Denmark or Zambia?
Denmark, at 3 against 3 in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Denmark and Zambia?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Zambia rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Denmark ranks 1st and Zambia 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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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).