Canada vs Norway: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Canada
4
in 2018
Norway
4
in 2018
Canada rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Canada
  • Norway
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 4 against 4 in Norway, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 147 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Norway Difference Ahead
1860s 4 1 3 Canada
1870s 4 1.7 2.3 Canada
1880s 4 2 2 Canada
1890s 4 2.4 1.6 Canada
1900s 4 4 0 —
1910s 4 4 0 —
1920s 4 4 0 —
1930s 4 4 0 —
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, Canada or Norway?
Canada, at 4 against 4 in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Canada and Norway?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
147 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Canada and Norway rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Canada ranks 1st and Norway 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).