Japan vs Sweden: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Japan
3
in 2018
Sweden
3
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3 against 3 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 189 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 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, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 3 against 3 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Japan and Sweden?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Japan 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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About this data
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).