Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Cameroon, 1960–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Cameroon is 0, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Cameroon peaked at 2 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.
That places Cameroon 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 150 Algeria 0 compare
- 150 Cambodia 0 compare
- 150 Chad 0 compare
- 150 Comoros 0 compare
- 150 Congo 0 compare
- 150 Egypt 0 compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 150 Fiji 0 compare
- 150 Libya 0 compare
- 150 Mauritania 0 compare
- 150 Rwanda 0 compare
- 150 Sudan 0 compare
- 150 Thailand 0 compare
- 150 Turkey 0 compare
- 150 Uganda 0 compare
- 150 Yemen 0 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.282 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Cameroon?
- Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Cameroon was 0 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1960.
- What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).