Germany vs Sweden: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Germany
3
in 2018
Sweden
3
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Germany
  • Sweden
11.522.53180019092018

How they compare

Germany currently reports 3 against 3 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 92 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sweden Difference Ahead
1870s 1 1 0 —
1880s 1 1 0 —
1890s 1 1 0 —
1900s 1 1 0 —
1910s 2 3 1 Sweden
1920s 3 3 0 —
1930s 1.6 3 1.4 Sweden
1940s 1 3 2 Sweden
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, Germany or Sweden?
Germany, at 3 against 3 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Germany and Sweden?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
92 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2018.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Germany ranks 1st and Sweden 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).