Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iraq: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
in 1991
Iraq
4
in 2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Iraq
01234192119692018

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 4 against 4 in Iraq, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Iraq ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq Difference Ahead
1920s 1.83 2 0.1667 Iraq
1930s 1.5 1.5 0
1940s 3.67 1.67 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s 4 1.5 2.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 4 0 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 4 0.4 3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 4 4 0
1990s 4 4 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Iraq?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 4 against 4 in Iraq as of 1991.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq?
0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq?
60 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 1991.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Iraq 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).