New Zealand vs Suriname: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

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

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • New Zealand
  • Suriname
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

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

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 4 4 0
1980s 4 1.2 2.8 New Zealand
1990s 4 3.6 0.4 New Zealand
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 Suriname?
New Zealand, at 4 against 4 in Suriname as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between New Zealand and Suriname?
0, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Suriname?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Suriname rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
New Zealand ranks 1st and Suriname 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).