Belgium vs Denmark: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Belgium
4
in 2018
Denmark
4
in 2018
Belgium rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4 against 4 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Denmark |
| 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, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 4 against 4 in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Denmark 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).