What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1975.

How does Cape Verde rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?

Cape Verde ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.

Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cape Verde 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.

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Cape Verde

Name: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Cape Verde
Creator: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 3 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 166 countries

All-time high

in 1991

All-time low

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Cape Verde, 1975–2018

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

Analysis

In 2018, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Cape Verde stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Cape Verde peaked at 3 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1975.

Cape Verde ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1	1	1	5
1980s	1	1	1	10
1990s	2.8	1	3	10
2000s	3	3	3	10
2010s	3	3	3	9

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Cape Verde?: Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Cape Verde was 3 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 3 in 1991.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1975.
How does Cape Verde rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?: Cape Verde ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde 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

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: 07 August 2026

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).