Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4 against 4 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 180 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 4 | 1.44 | 2.56 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 3.6 | 4 | 0.4 | Turkmenistan |
| 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 Turkmenistan?
- Costa Rica, at 4 against 4 in Turkmenistan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
- 180 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkmenistan rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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).