Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt

Egypt: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 0 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0
World rank
151st
of 167 countries
All-time high
2
in 1951
All-time low
0
in 2011
Years of data
88
1922–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt, 1922–2018

00.511.52192219702018

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Egypt is 0, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 88 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Egypt peaked at 2 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.

Egypt ranks 151st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 88 years of available data.

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt, 1922 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1922 1 —
1923 1 +0.0%
1924 1 +0.0%
1925 1 +0.0%
1926 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1930 1 +0.0%
1931 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 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%
1951 2 +100.0%
1952 1 -50.0%
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 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%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 0 -100.0%
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2. (43 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 1 1 1 6
1930s 1 1 1 9
1940s 1 1 1 6
1950s 1.11 1 2 9
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 0.125 0 1 8

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 151 Algeria 0 compare
  2. 151 Cambodia 0 compare
  3. 151 Cameroon 0 compare
  4. 151 Chad 0 compare
  5. 151 Comoros 0 compare
  6. 151 Congo 0 compare
  7. 151 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
  8. 151 Fiji 0 compare
  9. 151 Libya 0 compare
  10. 151 Mauritania 0 compare
  11. 151 Rwanda 0 compare
  12. 151 Sudan 0
  13. 151 Thailand 0 compare
  14. 151 Turkey 0 compare
  15. 151 Uganda 0 compare
  16. 151 Yemen 0

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Egypt?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Egypt 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1951.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
How does Egypt rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Egypt ranks 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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).