Liberia vs Spain: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Liberia
4
in 2018
Spain
4
in 2018
Liberia rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Liberia
- Spain
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 4 against 4 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 12 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Liberia |
| 1850s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Liberia |
| 1860s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Liberia |
| 1870s | 4 | 3.43 | 0.5714 | Liberia |
| 1880s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 4 | 3.56 | 0.4444 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 4 | 1.14 | 2.86 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Spain |
| 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, Liberia or Spain?
- Liberia, at 4 against 4 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Liberia and Spain?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Spain?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.
- How do Liberia and Spain rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Liberia ranks 1st and Spain 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).