Brazil vs Mexico: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Brazil
4
in 2018
Mexico
4
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1824 it was Brazil ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1820s 1 0 1 Brazil
1830s 1 0 1 Brazil
1840s 1 0 1 Brazil
1850s 1 0 1 Brazil
1860s 1 1.33 0.3333 Mexico
1870s 1 4 3 Mexico
1880s 0.9 4 3.1 Mexico
1890s 2.4 4 1.6 Mexico
1900s 4 4 0 —
1910s 4 1 3 Brazil
1920s 4 2.4 1.6 Brazil
1930s 0 4 4 Mexico
1940s 1.78 4 2.22 Mexico
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 Mexico?
Brazil, at 4 against 4 in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Brazil and Mexico?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
175 years are reported by both, from 1824 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Brazil ranks 1st and Mexico 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).