How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?

59 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2018.

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.

Malaysia vs Spain: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Malaysia

in 2018

Spain

in 2018

Malaysia rank

1st

Spain rank

1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

Malaysia
Spain

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3 against 3 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.33	0	2.33	Malaysia
1960s	2.9	0	2.9	Malaysia
1970s	2	0.8571	1.14	Malaysia
1980s	2	3	1	Spain
1990s	2	3	1	Spain
2000s	2.2	3	0.8	Spain
2010s	3	3	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Malaysia or Spain?: Malaysia, at 3 against 3 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Malaysia and Spain?: 0, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?: Malaysia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 166 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

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: 07 August 2026

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).