Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Jordan
Jordan: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Jordan, 1946–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Jordan is 1, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Jordan peaked at 2 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1946.
That places Jordan 117th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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- 117 China 1 compare
- 117 Cuba 1 compare
- 117 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 117 Eritrea 1 compare
- 117 Eswatini 1 compare
- 117 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 117 Iran 1 compare
- 117 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 117 Kuwait 1 compare
- 117 Laos 1 compare
- 117 Morocco 1 compare
- 117 North Korea 1 compare
- 117 Oman 1 compare
- 117 Qatar 1 compare
- 117 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 117 Syria 1 compare
- 117 Tajikistan 1 compare
- 117 Togo 1 compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 117 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 1 compare
- 117 Vatican 1 compare
- 117 Venezuela 1 compare
- 117 Vietnam 1 compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Jordan?
- Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Jordan 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1956.
- What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1946.
- How does Jordan rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Jordan ranks 117th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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).