El Salvador vs Portugal: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4 against 4 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Portugal ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 2.8 | 2 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 4 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 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, El Salvador or Portugal?
- El Salvador, at 4 against 4 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Portugal 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).