Ukraine vs USSR: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score

Ukraine
4
in 2018
USSR
4
in 1991
Ukraine rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Ukraine
  • USSR
01234192219702018

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 4 against 4 in USSR, a difference of 0.

Across all 70 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Ukraine ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ukraine USSR Difference Ahead
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 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher openness of executive recruitment score, Ukraine or USSR?
Ukraine, at 4 against 4 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in openness of executive recruitment score between Ukraine and USSR?
0, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and USSR?
70 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
How do Ukraine and USSR rank globally for openness of executive recruitment score?
Ukraine ranks 1st and USSR 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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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).