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Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Israel

Israel: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 2 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 167 countries
All-time high
3
in 1948
All-time low
2
in 1981
Years of data
71
1948–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Israel, 1948–2018

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 2 for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Israel peaked at 3 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1981.

Israel ranks 84th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Israel, year by year

Year Value Change
1948 3 —
1949 3 +0.0%
1950 3 +0.0%
1951 3 +0.0%
1952 3 +0.0%
1953 3 +0.0%
1954 3 +0.0%
1955 3 +0.0%
1956 3 +0.0%
1957 3 +0.0%
1958 3 +0.0%
1959 3 +0.0%
1960 3 +0.0%
1961 3 +0.0%
1962 3 +0.0%
1963 3 +0.0%
1964 3 +0.0%
1965 3 +0.0%
1966 3 +0.0%
1967 3 +0.0%
1968 3 +0.0%
1969 3 +0.0%
1970 3 +0.0%
1971 3 +0.0%
1972 3 +0.0%
1973 3 +0.0%
1974 3 +0.0%
1975 3 +0.0%
1976 3 +0.0%
1977 3 +0.0%
1978 3 +0.0%
1979 3 +0.0%
1980 3 +0.0%
1981 2 -33.3%
1982 2 +0.0%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 2 +0.0%
1985 2 +0.0%
1986 2 +0.0%
1987 2 +0.0%
1988 2 +0.0%
1989 2 +0.0%
1990 2 +0.0%
1991 2 +0.0%
1992 2 +0.0%
1993 2 +0.0%
1994 2 +0.0%
1995 2 +0.0%
1996 2 +0.0%
1997 2 +0.0%
1998 2 +0.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
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 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2018 2 +0.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 3 3 3 2
1950s 3 3 3 10
1960s 3 3 3 10
1970s 3 3 3 10
1980s 2.1 2 3 10
1990s 2 2 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 9

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 84 Armenia 2 compare
  2. 84 Bhutan 2 compare
  3. 84 Botswana 2 compare
  4. 84 Burkina Faso 2 compare
  5. 84 Central African Republic 2 compare
  6. 84 Cote d'Ivoire 2 compare
  7. 84 Djibouti 2 compare
  8. 84 Gabon 2 compare
  9. 84 Gambia 2 compare
  10. 84 Guinea 2 compare
  11. 84 Guinea-Bissau 2 compare
  12. 84 Haiti 2 compare
  13. 84 Iraq 2 compare
  14. 84 Latvia 2 compare
  15. 84 Lebanon 2 compare
  16. 84 Madagascar 2 compare
  17. 84 Malawi 2 compare
  18. 84 Mali 2 compare
  19. 84 Mozambique 2 compare
  20. 84 Myanmar 2 compare
  21. 84 Namibia 2 compare
  22. 84 Nicaragua 2 compare
  23. 84 Niger 2 compare
  24. 84 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
  25. 84 Russia 2 compare
  26. 84 Singapore 2 compare
  27. 84 Somalia 2 compare
  28. 84 Suriname 2 compare
  29. 84 Tanzania 2 compare
  30. 84 Tunisia 2 compare
  31. 84 USSR 2 compare
  32. 84 Ukraine 2 compare
  33. 84 Zimbabwe 2 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Israel?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Israel 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 1948.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1981.
How does Israel rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Israel ranks 84th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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).