Bolivia vs Guatemala: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Bolivia
4
in 2018
Guatemala
4
in 2018
Bolivia rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Bolivia
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Bolivia ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 7 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1830s 4 0 4 Bolivia
1840s 4 0 4 Bolivia
1850s 4 0 4 Bolivia
1860s 1.6 0 1.6 Bolivia
1870s 1.5 2 0.5 Guatemala
1880s 4 4 0 —
1890s 4 3.2 0.8 Bolivia
1900s 4 4 0 —
1910s 4 4 0 —
1920s 4 4 0 —
1930s 4 4 0 —
1940s 4 4 0 —
1950s 4 2.4 1.6 Bolivia
1960s 1.6 2.8 1.2 Guatemala
1970s 0 4 4 Guatemala
1980s 3.11 2.67 0.4444 Bolivia
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, Bolivia or Guatemala?
Bolivia, at 4 against 4 in Guatemala as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Bolivia and Guatemala?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Guatemala?
176 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2018.
How do Bolivia and Guatemala rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Bolivia ranks 1st and Guatemala 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).