Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 167 countries
All-time high
2
in 2006
All-time low
1
in 1965
Years of data
40
1965–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1965–2018

00.511.521965199120181965: 11966: 11967: 11968: 11969: 11970: 11971: 11972: 11973: 11974: 11975: 11976: 11977: 11978: 11979: 11980: 11981: 11982: 11983: 11984: 11985: 11986: 11987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 11991: 12006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 12017: 12018: 1

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

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 1 for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1965.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1965 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1965 1 —
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 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
2006 2 +100.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 1 -50.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.5, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1 1 1 5
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 2
2000s 2 2 2 4
2010s 1.67 1 2 9

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

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  2. 118 Angola 1 compare
  3. 118 Azerbaijan 1 compare
  4. 118 Bahrain 1 compare
  5. 118 Bangladesh 1 compare
  6. 118 Belarus 1 compare
  7. 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 compare
  8. 118 Burundi 1 compare
  9. 118 China 1 compare
  10. 118 Cuba 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
  31. 118 Venezuela 1 compare
  32. 118 Vietnam 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2006.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 118th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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
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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).