Austria vs Belgium: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Austria
4
in 2018
Belgium
4
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 4 against 4 in Belgium, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1.3 | 3 | 1.7 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Austria |
| 1930s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Austria |
| 1940s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 4 against 4 in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Austria and Belgium?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Openness 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 recruitment for the executive is open. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over hereditary succession (score of 1), dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister designated (score of 2), and dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister being elected (score of 3), to executive recruitment being open (score of 4).