Brazil vs China: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Brazil
4
in 2018
China
4
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
China rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 against 4 in China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 177 shared years of data; in 1824 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | China |
| 1890s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 4 | 3.12 | 0.875 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 4 | 4 | China |
| 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, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 4 against 4 in China as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Brazil and China?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 177 years are reported by both, from 1824 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Brazil ranks 1st and China 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).