Denmark vs France: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Denmark
4
in 2018
France
4
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
France rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4 against 4 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1800 it was France ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and France in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1 | 4 | 3 | France |
| 1810s | 1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | France |
| 1820s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1830s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1840s | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | France |
| 1850s | 2 | 4 | 2 | France |
| 1860s | 2 | 4 | 2 | France |
| 1870s | 2 | 4 | 2 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 4 | 2 | France |
| 1890s | 2 | 4 | 2 | France |
| 1900s | 2 | 4 | 2 | France |
| 1910s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 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, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 4 against 4 in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Denmark and France?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Denmark ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 166 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).