Papua New Guinea vs Portugal: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Papua New Guinea
4
in 2018
Portugal
4
in 2018
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4 against 4 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Portugal Difference Ahead
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, Papua New Guinea or Portugal?
Papua New Guinea, at 4 against 4 in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Papua New Guinea and Portugal rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Portugal 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).