Brazil vs Germany: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Brazil
4
in 2018
Germany
4
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Brazil
  • Germany
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4 against 4 in Germany, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Germany ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Germany Difference Ahead
1870s 1 2 1 Germany
1880s 0.9 2 1.1 Germany
1890s 2.4 2 0.4 Brazil
1900s 4 2 2 Brazil
1910s 4 2.22 1.78 Brazil
1920s 4 4 0 —
1930s 0 4 4 Germany
1940s 0 4 4 Germany
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 Germany?
Brazil, at 4 against 4 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Brazil and Germany?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
98 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Brazil ranks 1st and Germany 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).