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Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 2 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 167 countries
All-time high
2
in 1975
All-time low
2
in 1975
Years of data
44
1975–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2018

00.511.521975199620181975: 21976: 21977: 21978: 21979: 21980: 21981: 21982: 21983: 21984: 21985: 21986: 21987: 21988: 21989: 21990: 21991: 21992: 21993: 21994: 21995: 21996: 21997: 21998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 22017: 22018: 2

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 2 for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1975.

That places Papua New Guinea 84th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year Value Change
1975 2 —
1976 2 +0.0%
1977 2 +0.0%
1978 2 +0.0%
1979 2 +0.0%
1980 2 +0.0%
1981 2 +0.0%
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%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5, 80% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2 2 2 5
1980s 2 2 2 10
1990s 2 2 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 9

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  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 Israel 2 compare
  15. 84 Latvia 2 compare
  16. 84 Lebanon 2 compare
  17. 84 Madagascar 2 compare
  18. 84 Malawi 2 compare
  19. 84 Mali 2 compare
  20. 84 Mozambique 2 compare
  21. 84 Myanmar 2 compare
  22. 84 Namibia 2 compare
  23. 84 Nicaragua 2 compare
  24. 84 Niger 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Papua New Guinea?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1975.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1975.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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
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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).