Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Bangladesh
4
in 2018
Costa Rica
4
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 4 against 4 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 1.5 4 2.5 Costa Rica
1980s 0 4 4 Costa Rica
1990s 3.6 4 0.4 Costa Rica
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, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
Bangladesh, at 4 against 4 in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
0, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Costa Rica 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

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).