Trinidad and Tobago vs United States of America: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Trinidad and Tobago
3
in 2018
United States of America
3
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States of America
11.522.53178919042020

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 3 against 3 in United States of America, a difference of 0.

Across all 57 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 167 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Trinidad and Tobago United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 2 3 1 United States of America
1970s 2 3 1 United States of America
1980s 2.9 3 0.1 United States of America
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, Trinidad and Tobago or United States of America?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 3 against 3 in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Trinidad and Tobago and United States of America?
0, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United States of America?
57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
How do Trinidad and Tobago and United States of America rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and United States of America 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).