New Zealand vs Nicaragua: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4 against 4 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Nicaragua ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Nicaragua 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 | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 | 4 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Nicaragua?
- New Zealand, at 4 against 4 in Nicaragua as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between New Zealand and Nicaragua?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nicaragua?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Nicaragua rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Nicaragua 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).