Denmark vs Vatican: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Denmark
4
in 2018
Vatican
4
in 1870
Denmark rank
1st
Vatican rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Denmark
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4 against 4 in Vatican, a difference of 0.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 1st and Vatican ranks 1st of 166 countries.

Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Vatican Difference Ahead
1810s 1 4 3 Vatican
1820s 1 4 3 Vatican
1830s 1 4 3 Vatican
1840s 1 4 3 Vatican
1850s 2 4 2 Vatican
1860s 2 4 2 Vatican
1870s 2 4 2 Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Denmark or Vatican?
Denmark, at 4 against 4 in Vatican as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Denmark and Vatican?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Vatican?
54 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 1870.
How do Denmark and Vatican rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Denmark ranks 1st and Vatican 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

Indicator
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

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).