Costa Rica vs Slovakia: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Costa Rica
4
in 2018
Slovakia
4
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovakia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4 against 4 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
Across all 92 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 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, Costa Rica or Slovakia?
- Costa Rica, at 4 against 4 in Slovakia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovakia rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Slovakia 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).