Bulgaria vs Greece: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Bulgaria
4
in 2018
Greece
4
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Greece rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4 against 4 in Greece, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Greece |
| 1880s | 2.5 | 4 | 1.5 | Greece |
| 1890s | 2.2 | 4 | 1.8 | Greece |
| 1900s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Greece |
| 1920s | 4 | 2.75 | 1.25 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 2.89 | 4 | 1.11 | Greece |
| 1940s | 3.6 | 4 | 0.4 | Greece |
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 4 | 2.22 | 1.78 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.6 | 4 | 0.4 | Greece |
| 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, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 4 against 4 in Greece as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Greece 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).