Estonia vs Panama: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Estonia
3
in 2018
Panama
3
in 2018
Estonia rank
1st
Panama rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Estonia
  • Panama
0123190319602018

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 3 against 3 in Panama, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Panama Difference Ahead
1910s 3 1 2 Estonia
1920s 3 1 2 Estonia
1930s 1.86 1 0.8571 Estonia
1940s 1 1 0 —
1950s 1 1.5 0.5 Panama
1960s 1 1.6 0.6 Panama
1970s 1 0.2 0.8 Estonia
1980s 1 1.2 0.2 Panama
1990s 2.1 3 0.9 Panama
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, Estonia or Panama?
Estonia, at 3 against 3 in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Estonia and Panama?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Panama?
98 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Panama rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Estonia ranks 1st and Panama 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).