China vs Japan: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
China
4
in 2018
Japan
4
in 2018
China rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 4 against 4 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 192 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Japan |
| 1870s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Japan |
| 1880s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Japan |
| 1890s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Japan |
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 3.12 | 2 | 1.12 | China |
| 1920s | 4 | 2 | 2 | China |
| 1930s | 4 | 2 | 2 | China |
| 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, China or Japan?
- China, at 4 against 4 in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between China and Japan?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 192 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- China ranks 1st and Japan 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).