Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Bhutan
Bhutan: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 2 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Bhutan, 1907–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Bhutan is 2, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 112 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Bhutan peaked at 2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1907.
That places Bhutan 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
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More reference data data for Bhutan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6061 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.67 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.97 °C (2026)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Bhutan?
- Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Bhutan was 2 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2008.
- What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1907.
- How does Bhutan rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Bhutan ranks 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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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).