Portugal vs Spain: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Portugal
3
in 2018
Spain
3
in 2018
Portugal rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3 against 3 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.625 | 1 | 0.375 | Spain |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 1 | 2.67 | 1.67 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.67 | 1 | 0.6667 | Portugal |
| 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 3 against 3 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Portugal and Spain?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Spain 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).