What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 2000.

What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.

Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

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

Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 2 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

84th

of 166 countries

All-time high

in 2000

All-time low

in 1994

Years of data

1974–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Guinea-Bissau, 1974–2018

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Guinea-Bissau is 2, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1994.

That places Guinea-Bissau 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1	1	1	6
1980s	1	1	1	10
1990s	0.5	0	1	8
2000s	1.6	0	2	10
2010s	1.56	0	2	9

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More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 62.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 38.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 504.48 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 413.82 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Guinea-Bissau?: Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).