Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score by country
Indicates the extent to which executive recruitment is competitive. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over the executive being selected by elites (score of 1), and dual selection-election or transitional arrangements (score of 2), to the executive being elected (score of 4).
Countries reporting
164
Highest
3
Albania
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
2
Years covered
232
1789–2020
Data points
17,813
What the numbers show
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 3 in Albania; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 2.09.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Benin | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Honduras | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Lesotho | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Taiwan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Armenia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Bhutan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Botswana | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Central African Republic | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Djibouti | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Gabon | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Guinea | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Gambia | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Haiti | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Iraq | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Israel | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 84 | Lebanon | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Latvia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 84 | Madagascar | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 84 | Mali | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Myanmar | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Mozambique | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Namibia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Niger | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Russia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Singapore | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Somalia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Suriname | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Tunisia | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 84 | Tanzania | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Ukraine | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 117 | Angola | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Burundi | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Bahrain | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1991 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Belarus | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | China | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 117 | Cuba | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Eritrea | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 117 | Iran | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Jordan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 117 | Kuwait | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Laos | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 117 | Morocco | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Oman | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | North Korea | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Qatar | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Eswatini | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Syria | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Venezuela | 1 | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Vietnam | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Vatican | 1 | 1870 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Cameroon | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Congo | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Comoros | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Algeria | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Egypt | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 150 | Fiji | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Cambodia | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Libya | 0 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritania | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Rwanda | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Sudan | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 150 | Chad | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Thailand | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Turkey | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Uganda | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Yemen | 0 | 2013 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which executive recruitment is competitive. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over the executive being selected by elites (score of 1), and dual selection-election or transitional arrangements (score of 2), to the executive being elected (score of 4).