New Zealand vs United States of America: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

New Zealand
3
in 2018
United States of America
3
in 2020
New Zealand rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States of America
11.522.53178919042020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3 against 3 in United States of America, a difference of 0.

Across all 157 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1850s 3 3 0
1860s 3 3 0
1870s 3 3 0
1880s 3 3 0
1890s 3 3 0
1900s 3 3 0
1910s 3 3 0
1920s 3 3 0
1930s 3 3 0
1940s 3 3 0
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, New Zealand or United States of America?
New Zealand, at 3 against 3 in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between New Zealand and United States of America?
0, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
157 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
New Zealand ranks 1st and United States of America 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).