Spain vs USSR: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Spain
3
in 2018
USSR
2
in 1991
Spain rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Spain
  • USSR
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 3 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Spain ahead.

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

Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0.25 1 0.75 USSR
1930s 2.67 1 1.67 Spain
1940s 0 1 1 USSR
1950s 0 1 1 USSR
1960s 0 1 1 USSR
1970s 0.8571 1 0.1429 USSR
1980s 3 1 2 Spain
1990s 3 2 1 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Spain or USSR?
Spain, at 3 against 2 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Spain and USSR?
1, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and USSR?
66 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
How do Spain and USSR rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Spain ranks 1st and USSR 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).