Germany vs Switzerland: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Germany
4
in 2018
Switzerland
4
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4 against 4 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 102 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.22 | 4 | 1.78 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Germany, at 4 against 4 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Germany ranks 1st and Switzerland 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).