Germany vs Italy: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Germany
4
in 2018
Italy
4
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4 against 4 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2.22 | 2 | 0.2222 | Germany |
| 1920s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 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, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 4 against 4 in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Germany and Italy?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Germany ranks 1st and Italy 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).