Denmark vs Japan: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Denmark
4
in 2018
Japan
4
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4 against 4 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Japan ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 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, Denmark or Japan?
- Denmark, at 4 against 4 in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Denmark and Japan?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Denmark 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).