Denmark vs Germany: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Denmark
4
in 2018
Germany
4
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4 against 4 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 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 Germany?
- Denmark, at 4 against 4 in Germany as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Denmark and Germany?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Germany 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).