El Salvador vs United States: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- El Salvador
- United States
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4 against 4 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 163 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 167 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 4 | 4 | United States |
| 1850s | 0 | 4 | 4 | United States |
| 1860s | 0 | 4 | 4 | United States |
| 1870s | 0 | 4 | 4 | United States |
| 1880s | 0 | 4 | 4 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 4 | 4 | United States |
| 1900s | 2.8 | 4 | 1.2 | United States |
| 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 | United States |
| 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 United States?
- El Salvador, at 4 against 4 in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between El Salvador and United States?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and United States rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and United States 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).