Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Jamaica
3
in 2018
Trinidad and Tobago
3
in 2018
Jamaica rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Jamaica
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0123195919882018

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3 against 3 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 3 2 1 Jamaica
1970s 3 2 1 Jamaica
1980s 3 2.9 0.1 Jamaica
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, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
Jamaica, at 3 against 3 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
0, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Jamaica ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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).