Iran vs Iraq: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Iran
4
in 2018
Iraq
4
in 2018
Iran rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iran currently reports 4 against 4 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1925 it was Iraq ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | Iran |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | Iran |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 4 | 0.3 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Iran or Iraq?
- Iran, at 4 against 4 in Iraq as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Iran and Iraq?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1925 to 2018.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Iran 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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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).