Kazakhstan vs North Korea: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Kazakhstan
1
in 2018
North Korea
1
in 2018
Kazakhstan rank
118th
North Korea rank
118th

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1 against 1 in North Korea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1948 it was North Korea ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 118th and North Korea ranks 118th of 167 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan North Korea Difference Ahead
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 0.6 1 0.4 North Korea
2000s 0.5 1 0.5 North Korea
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Kazakhstan or North Korea?
Kazakhstan, at 1 against 1 in North Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Kazakhstan and North Korea?
0, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and North Korea?
71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
How do Kazakhstan and North Korea rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Kazakhstan ranks 118th and North Korea ranks 118th 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).