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Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Taiwan

Taiwan: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 3 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 167 countries
All-time high
3
in 1996
All-time low
1
in 1949
Years of data
70
1949–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Taiwan, 1949–2018

11.522.53194919832018

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Taiwan is 3, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Taiwan peaked at 3 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1949.

That places Taiwan 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Taiwan, year by year

Year Value Change
1949 1 —
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1959 1 +0.0%
1960 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 2 +100.0%
1993 2 +0.0%
1994 2 +0.0%
1995 2 +0.0%
1996 3 +50.0%
1997 3 +0.0%
1998 3 +0.0%
1999 3 +0.0%
2000 3 +0.0%
2001 3 +0.0%
2002 3 +0.0%
2003 3 +0.0%
2004 3 +0.0%
2005 3 +0.0%
2006 3 +0.0%
2007 3 +0.0%
2008 3 +0.0%
2009 3 +0.0%
2010 3 +0.0%
2011 3 +0.0%
2012 3 +0.0%
2013 3 +0.0%
2014 3 +0.0%
2015 3 +0.0%
2016 3 +0.0%
2017 3 +0.0%
2018 3 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 1 1 1 1
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 2.2 1 3 10
2000s 3 3 3 10
2010s 3 3 3 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Taiwan?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Taiwan was 3 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1949.
How does Taiwan rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Taiwan ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Taiwan 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).