Greece vs United Kingdom: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Greece
3
in 2018
United Kingdom
3
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Greece
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 3 against 3 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 180 shared years of data; in 1827 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Greece ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1820s 1 1 0 —
1830s 0.3 1.3 1 United Kingdom
1840s 0.6 2 1.4 United Kingdom
1850s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1860s 2.5 2 0.5 Greece
1870s 3 2 1 Greece
1880s 3 2 1 Greece
1890s 3 2 1 Greece
1900s 3 2.9 0.1 Greece
1910s 2.83 3 0.1667 United Kingdom
1920s 2 3 1 United Kingdom
1930s 2.2 3 0.8 United Kingdom
1940s 2.71 3 0.2857 United Kingdom
1950s 3 3 0 —
1960s 2.1 3 0.9 United Kingdom
1970s 1.67 3 1.33 United Kingdom
1980s 3 3 0 —
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, Greece or United Kingdom?
Greece, at 3 against 3 in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Greece and United Kingdom?
0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
180 years are reported by both, from 1827 to 2018.
How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Greece ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).