Greece vs Iraq: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Greece
4
in 2018
Iraq
4
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Greece
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 4 against 4 in Iraq, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Iraq ahead.

Greece ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Iraq Difference Ahead
1920s 2.67 2 0.6667 Greece
1930s 4 1.2 2.8 Greece
1940s 4 1.71 2.29 Greece
1950s 4 1.6 2.4 Greece
1960s 2.8 0 2.8 Greece
1970s 2.22 0.4444 1.78 Greece
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, Greece or Iraq?
Greece, at 4 against 4 in Iraq as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Greece and Iraq?
0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?
84 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
How do Greece and Iraq rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Greece ranks 1st and Iraq 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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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).