Austria vs Romania: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Austria
4
in 2018
Romania
4
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Austria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 4 against 4 in Romania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Romania ahead.

Austria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 1 4 3 Romania
1860s 1.3 2.4 1.1 Romania
1870s 2 2 0 —
1880s 2 2 0 —
1890s 2 2 0 —
1900s 2 2 0 —
1910s 2 2 0 —
1920s 4 2 2 Austria
1930s 4 2 2 Austria
1940s 4 3.5 0.5 Austria
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 Romania?
Austria, at 4 against 4 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Austria and Romania?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
147 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
How do Austria and Romania rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Austria ranks 1st and Romania 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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Indicator
Openness 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 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).