What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2002.

How does East Timor rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?

East Timor ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.

Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this East Timor 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.

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in East Timor

Name: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in East Timor
Creator: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

East Timor: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 3 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 166 countries

All-time high

in 2012

All-time low

in 2002

Years of data

2002–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in East Timor, 2002–2018

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

Analysis

East Timor recorded 3 for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in East Timor peaked at 3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2002.

East Timor ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	2	2	2	8
2010s	2.78	2	3	9

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More reference data data for East Timor

Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies -0.2327 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 181.88 2010 = 100 (2025)
Free country 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in East Timor?: Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in East Timor 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 East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 3 in 2012.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2002.
How does East Timor rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?: East Timor ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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

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: 07 August 2026

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).