El Salvador vs Syria: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

El Salvador
4
in 2018
Syria
4
in 2018
El Salvador rank
1st
Syria rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • El Salvador
  • Syria
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4 against 4 in Syria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Syria ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 167 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Syria Difference Ahead
1940s 4 4 0
1950s 4 2.29 1.71 El Salvador
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, El Salvador or Syria?
El Salvador, at 4 against 4 in Syria as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between El Salvador and Syria?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Syria rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Syria 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

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).