Switzerland vs Uruguay: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Switzerland
3
in 2018
Uruguay
3
in 2018
Switzerland rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3 against 3 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 1.25 | 1.75 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Switzerland |
| 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, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Switzerland, at 3 against 3 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2018.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Switzerland 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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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).