Netherlands vs Spain: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Netherlands
3
in 2018
Spain
3
in 2018
Netherlands rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3 against 3 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1920s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 3 | 2.67 | 0.3333 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 3 | 0.8571 | 2.14 | Netherlands |
| 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, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 3 against 3 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Netherlands 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
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).