Spain vs Uruguay: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Spain
3
in 2018
Uruguay
3
in 2018
Spain rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Spain
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 177 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Spain ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 11 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Uruguay Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Spain
1840s 1 0 1 Spain
1850s 1 0 1 Spain
1860s 1 0 1 Spain
1870s 1 0 1 Spain
1880s 1 0 1 Spain
1890s 1 0 1 Spain
1900s 2 0.6 1.4 Spain
1910s 2 1 1 Spain
1920s 0.6 1 0.4 Uruguay
1930s 2.67 1 1.67 Spain
1940s 0 1 1 Uruguay
1950s 0 2.6 2.6 Uruguay
1960s 0 3 3 Uruguay
1970s 1.2 1.4 0.2 Uruguay
1980s 3 1.6 1.4 Spain
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, Spain or Uruguay?
Spain, at 3 against 3 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Spain and Uruguay?
0, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
177 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Spain ranks 1st and Uruguay 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

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).