Ecuador vs Spain: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Ecuador
4
in 2018
Spain
4
in 2018
Ecuador rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4 against 4 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 177 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1.33 | 1.33 | Spain |
| 1840s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0 | 3.43 | 3.43 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Spain |
| 1900s | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 | 3.56 | 3.56 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 1.71 | 1.14 | 0.5714 | Ecuador |
| 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, Ecuador or Spain?
- Ecuador, at 4 against 4 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Ecuador and Spain?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 177 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Spain 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).