Ecuador vs Uruguay: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Ecuador
4
in 2018
Uruguay
4
in 2018
Ecuador rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Ecuador
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 4 against 4 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ecuador ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0 —
1840s 0 0 0 —
1850s 0 0 0 —
1860s 0 0 0 —
1870s 0 0 0 —
1880s 0 0 0 —
1890s 0 0 0 —
1900s 3.6 2.4 1.2 Ecuador
1910s 4 4 0 —
1920s 2 4 2 Uruguay
1930s 0 4 4 Uruguay
1940s 0.8 4 3.2 Uruguay
1950s 4 4 0 —
1960s 2.5 4 1.5 Uruguay
1970s 1 4 3 Uruguay
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 Uruguay?
Ecuador, at 4 against 4 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Ecuador and Uruguay?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
185 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Ecuador ranks 1st and Uruguay 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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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).