New Zealand vs United States: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
New Zealand
4
in 2018
United States
4
in 2020
New Zealand rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4 against 4 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 157 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | 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 | 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, New Zealand or United States?
- New Zealand, at 4 against 4 in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between New Zealand and United States?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and United States 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).