Sweden vs Uruguay: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Sweden
3
in 2018
Uruguay
3
in 2018
Sweden rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Sweden
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Sweden 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 Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Uruguay Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Sweden
1840s 1 0 1 Sweden
1850s 1 0 1 Sweden
1860s 1 0 1 Sweden
1870s 1 0 1 Sweden
1880s 1 0 1 Sweden
1890s 1 0 1 Sweden
1900s 1 0.4286 0.5714 Sweden
1910s 3 1 2 Sweden
1920s 3 1 2 Sweden
1930s 3 1 2 Sweden
1940s 3 1 2 Sweden
1950s 3 2.6 0.4 Sweden
1960s 3 3 0 —
1970s 3 1.25 1.75 Sweden
1980s 3 1.6 1.4 Sweden
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, Sweden or Uruguay?
Sweden, at 3 against 3 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Sweden and Uruguay?
0, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
177 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Sweden ranks 1st and Uruguay 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).