Belgium vs Bolivia: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Belgium
4
in 2018
Bolivia
4
in 2018
Belgium rank
1st
Bolivia rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Belgium
  • Bolivia
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4 against 4 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Bolivia ahead.

Belgium ranks 1st and Bolivia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Bolivia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bolivia Difference Ahead
1830s 2 2.67 0.6667 Bolivia
1840s 2.33 4 1.67 Bolivia
1850s 3 4 1 Bolivia
1860s 3 1.6 1.4 Belgium
1870s 3 1.33 1.67 Belgium
1880s 3 4 1 Bolivia
1890s 3 4 1 Bolivia
1900s 3 4 1 Bolivia
1910s 3 4 1 Bolivia
1920s 3 4 1 Bolivia
1930s 3 4 1 Bolivia
1940s 4 4 0 —
1950s 4 4 0 —
1960s 4 1.6 2.4 Belgium
1970s 4 0 4 Belgium
1980s 4 3.2 0.8 Belgium
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, Belgium or Bolivia?
Belgium, at 4 against 4 in Bolivia as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Belgium and Bolivia?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bolivia?
181 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Bolivia rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Belgium ranks 1st and Bolivia 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).