Japan vs New Zealand: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Japan
4
in 2018
New Zealand
4
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4 against 4 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 145 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 167 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 4 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2 | 4 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 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, Japan or New Zealand?
- Japan, at 4 against 4 in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 145 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2018.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Japan 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
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).