Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1
in 1800
All-time low
0
in 1973
Years of data
191
1800–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Afghanistan, 1800–2018

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Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 1 for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 191 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Afghanistan peaked at 1 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1973.

That places Afghanistan 118th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 191 years of available data.

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Afghanistan, 1800 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1800 1 —
1801 1 +0.0%
1802 1 +0.0%
1803 1 +0.0%
1804 1 +0.0%
1805 1 +0.0%
1806 1 +0.0%
1807 1 +0.0%
1808 1 +0.0%
1809 1 +0.0%
1810 1 +0.0%
1811 1 +0.0%
1812 1 +0.0%
1813 1 +0.0%
1814 1 +0.0%
1815 1 +0.0%
1816 1 +0.0%
1817 1 +0.0%
1818 1 +0.0%
1819 1 +0.0%
1820 1 +0.0%
1821 1 +0.0%
1822 1 +0.0%
1823 1 +0.0%
1824 1 +0.0%
1825 1 +0.0%
1826 1 +0.0%
1827 1 +0.0%
1828 1 +0.0%
1829 1 +0.0%
1830 1 +0.0%
1831 1 +0.0%
1832 1 +0.0%
1833 1 +0.0%
1834 1 +0.0%
1835 1 +0.0%
1836 1 +0.0%
1837 1 +0.0%
1838 1 +0.0%
1839 1 +0.0%
1840 1 +0.0%
1841 1 +0.0%
1842 1 +0.0%
1843 1 +0.0%
1844 1 +0.0%
1845 1 +0.0%
1846 1 +0.0%
1847 1 +0.0%
1848 1 +0.0%
1849 1 +0.0%
1850 1 +0.0%
1851 1 +0.0%
1852 1 +0.0%
1853 1 +0.0%
1854 1 +0.0%
1855 1 +0.0%
1856 1 +0.0%
1857 1 +0.0%
1858 1 +0.0%
1859 1 +0.0%
1860 1 +0.0%
1861 1 +0.0%
1862 1 +0.0%
1863 1 +0.0%
1864 1 +0.0%
1865 1 +0.0%
1866 1 +0.0%
1867 1 +0.0%
1868 1 +0.0%
1869 1 +0.0%
1870 1 +0.0%
1871 1 +0.0%
1872 1 +0.0%
1873 1 +0.0%
1874 1 +0.0%
1875 1 +0.0%
1876 1 +0.0%
1877 1 +0.0%
1878 1 +0.0%
1879 1 +0.0%
1880 1 +0.0%
1881 1 +0.0%
1882 1 +0.0%
1883 1 +0.0%
1884 1 +0.0%
1885 1 +0.0%
1886 1 +0.0%
1887 1 +0.0%
1888 1 +0.0%
1889 1 +0.0%
1890 1 +0.0%
1891 1 +0.0%
1892 1 +0.0%
1893 1 +0.0%
1894 1 +0.0%
1895 1 +0.0%
1896 1 +0.0%
1897 1 +0.0%
1898 1 +0.0%
1899 1 +0.0%
1900 1 +0.0%
1901 1 +0.0%
1902 1 +0.0%
1903 1 +0.0%
1904 1 +0.0%
1905 1 +0.0%
1906 1 +0.0%
1907 1 +0.0%
1908 1 +0.0%
1909 1 +0.0%
1910 1 +0.0%
1911 1 +0.0%
1912 1 +0.0%
1913 1 +0.0%
1914 1 +0.0%
1915 1 +0.0%
1916 1 +0.0%
1917 1 +0.0%
1918 1 +0.0%
1919 1 +0.0%
1920 1 +0.0%
1921 1 +0.0%
1922 1 +0.0%
1923 1 +0.0%
1924 1 +0.0%
1925 1 +0.0%
1926 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1928 1 +0.0%
1929 1 +0.0%
1930 1 +0.0%
1931 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 1 +0.0%
1934 1 +0.0%
1935 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1937 1 +0.0%
1938 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1940 1 +0.0%
1941 1 +0.0%
1942 1 +0.0%
1943 1 +0.0%
1944 1 +0.0%
1945 1 +0.0%
1946 1 +0.0%
1947 1 +0.0%
1948 1 +0.0%
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1959 1 +0.0%
1960 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 0 -100.0%
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1989 1 —
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1996 0 -100.0%
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2014 1 —
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.5, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 1 1 1 10
1810s 1 1 1 10
1820s 1 1 1 10
1830s 1 1 1 10
1840s 1 1 1 10
1850s 1 1 1 10
1860s 1 1 1 10
1870s 1 1 1 10
1880s 1 1 1 10
1890s 1 1 1 10
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 10
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1 1 1 10
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 0.375 0 1 8
1980s 1 1 1 1
1990s 0.3333 0 1 6
2000s 0 0 0 1
2010s 1 1 1 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 118 Angola 1 compare
  2. 118 Azerbaijan 1 compare
  3. 118 Bahrain 1 compare
  4. 118 Bangladesh 1 compare
  5. 118 Belarus 1 compare
  6. 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 compare
  7. 118 Burundi 1 compare
  8. 118 China 1 compare
  9. 118 Cuba 1 compare
  10. 118 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
  11. 118 Eritrea 1 compare
  12. 118 Eswatini 1 compare
  13. 118 Ethiopia 1 compare
  14. 118 Iran 1 compare
  15. 118 Jordan 1 compare
  16. 118 Kazakhstan 1 compare
  17. 118 Kuwait 1 compare
  18. 118 Laos 1 compare
  19. 118 Morocco 1 compare
  20. 118 North Korea 1 compare
  21. 118 Oman 1 compare
  22. 118 Qatar 1 compare
  23. 118 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
  24. 118 Syria 1 compare
  25. 118 Tajikistan 1 compare
  26. 118 Togo 1 compare
  27. 118 Turkmenistan 1 compare
  28. 118 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
  29. 118 Uzbekistan 1 compare
  30. 118 Vatican 1 compare
  31. 118 Venezuela 1 compare
  32. 118 Vietnam 1 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Afghanistan?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Afghanistan was 1 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1800.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1973.
How does Afghanistan rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Afghanistan ranks 118th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Competitiveness 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 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).