Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Laos
Laos: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Laos, 1953–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1 for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Laos peaked at 2 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1959.
That places Laos 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 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.86 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
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More reference data data for Laos
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3578 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2805 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8819 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.95 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 317.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4679 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 2,108 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Laos?
- Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Laos 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1953.
- What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1959.
- How does Laos rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Laos ranks 117th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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).