Jamaica vs New Zealand: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Jamaica
4
in 2018
New Zealand
4
in 2018
Jamaica rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Jamaica
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 4 against 4 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.

Across all 60 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 4 4 0
1960s 4 4 0
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, Jamaica or New Zealand?
Jamaica, at 4 against 4 in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Jamaica and New Zealand?
0, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
60 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Jamaica ranks 1st and New Zealand 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

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).