Spain vs Uruguay: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Spain
4
in 2018
Uruguay
4
in 2018
Spain rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4 against 4 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 177 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.33 | 0 | 1.33 | Spain |
| 1840s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Spain |
| 1850s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Spain |
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Spain |
| 1870s | 3.43 | 0 | 3.43 | Spain |
| 1880s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Spain |
| 1890s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Spain |
| 1900s | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | Spain |
| 1910s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 4 | 3.1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 3.56 | 4 | 0.4444 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.6 | 4 | 2.4 | Uruguay |
| 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, Spain or Uruguay?
- Spain, at 4 against 4 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 177 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Spain ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 166 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).