Luxembourg vs Spain: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Luxembourg
4
in 2018
Spain
4
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Spain
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 4 against 4 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 9 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Spain Difference Ahead
1860s 3 2 1 Luxembourg
1870s 3 3.43 0.4286 Spain
1880s 3 4 1 Spain
1890s 4 4 0 —
1900s 4 3.2 0.8 Luxembourg
1910s 4 3 1 Luxembourg
1920s 4 0.9 3.1 Luxembourg
1930s 4 3.56 0.4444 Luxembourg
1940s 4 0 4 Luxembourg
1950s 4 0 4 Luxembourg
1960s 4 0 4 Luxembourg
1970s 4 1.14 2.86 Luxembourg
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, Luxembourg or Spain?
Luxembourg, at 4 against 4 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Luxembourg and Spain?
0, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
138 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Luxembourg 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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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).