Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Turkey

Turkey: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0
World rank
151st
of 167 countries
All-time high
3
in 1961
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
213
1800–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Turkey, 1800–2018

0123180019092018

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

Analysis

In 2018, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Turkey stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 213 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Turkey peaked at 3 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.

That places Turkey 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Turkey, 1800 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1800 1 —
1801 1 +0.0%
1802 1 +0.0%
1803 1 +0.0%
1804 1 +0.0%
1805 1 +0.0%
1806 1 +0.0%
1807 1 +0.0%
1808 1 +0.0%
1809 1 +0.0%
1810 1 +0.0%
1811 1 +0.0%
1812 1 +0.0%
1813 1 +0.0%
1814 1 +0.0%
1815 1 +0.0%
1816 1 +0.0%
1817 1 +0.0%
1818 1 +0.0%
1819 1 +0.0%
1820 1 +0.0%
1821 1 +0.0%
1822 1 +0.0%
1823 1 +0.0%
1824 1 +0.0%
1825 1 +0.0%
1826 1 +0.0%
1827 1 +0.0%
1828 1 +0.0%
1829 1 +0.0%
1830 1 +0.0%
1831 1 +0.0%
1832 1 +0.0%
1833 1 +0.0%
1834 1 +0.0%
1835 1 +0.0%
1836 1 +0.0%
1837 1 +0.0%
1838 1 +0.0%
1839 1 +0.0%
1840 1 +0.0%
1841 1 +0.0%
1842 1 +0.0%
1843 1 +0.0%
1844 1 +0.0%
1845 1 +0.0%
1846 1 +0.0%
1847 1 +0.0%
1848 1 +0.0%
1849 1 +0.0%
1850 1 +0.0%
1851 1 +0.0%
1852 1 +0.0%
1853 1 +0.0%
1854 1 +0.0%
1855 1 +0.0%
1856 1 +0.0%
1857 1 +0.0%
1858 1 +0.0%
1859 1 +0.0%
1860 1 +0.0%
1861 1 +0.0%
1862 1 +0.0%
1863 1 +0.0%
1864 1 +0.0%
1865 1 +0.0%
1866 1 +0.0%
1867 1 +0.0%
1868 1 +0.0%
1869 1 +0.0%
1870 1 +0.0%
1871 1 +0.0%
1872 1 +0.0%
1873 1 +0.0%
1874 1 +0.0%
1875 1 +0.0%
1876 1 +0.0%
1877 1 +0.0%
1878 1 +0.0%
1879 1 +0.0%
1880 1 +0.0%
1881 1 +0.0%
1882 1 +0.0%
1883 1 +0.0%
1884 1 +0.0%
1885 1 +0.0%
1886 1 +0.0%
1887 1 +0.0%
1888 1 +0.0%
1889 1 +0.0%
1890 1 +0.0%
1891 1 +0.0%
1892 1 +0.0%
1893 1 +0.0%
1894 1 +0.0%
1895 1 +0.0%
1896 1 +0.0%
1897 1 +0.0%
1898 1 +0.0%
1899 1 +0.0%
1900 1 +0.0%
1901 1 +0.0%
1902 1 +0.0%
1903 1 +0.0%
1904 1 +0.0%
1905 1 +0.0%
1906 1 +0.0%
1907 1 +0.0%
1908 1 +0.0%
1909 1 +0.0%
1910 1 +0.0%
1911 1 +0.0%
1912 1 +0.0%
1913 1 +0.0%
1914 1 +0.0%
1915 1 +0.0%
1916 1 +0.0%
1917 1 +0.0%
1923 1 +0.0%
1924 1 +0.0%
1925 1 +0.0%
1926 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1928 1 +0.0%
1929 1 +0.0%
1930 1 +0.0%
1931 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 1 +0.0%
1934 1 +0.0%
1935 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1937 1 +0.0%
1938 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1940 1 +0.0%
1941 1 +0.0%
1942 1 +0.0%
1943 1 +0.0%
1944 1 +0.0%
1945 1 +0.0%
1946 2 +100.0%
1947 2 +0.0%
1948 2 +0.0%
1949 2 +0.0%
1950 2 +0.0%
1951 2 +0.0%
1952 2 +0.0%
1953 2 +0.0%
1954 2 +0.0%
1955 2 +0.0%
1956 2 +0.0%
1957 2 +0.0%
1958 2 +0.0%
1959 2 +0.0%
1961 3 +50.0%
1962 3 +0.0%
1963 3 +0.0%
1964 3 +0.0%
1965 3 +0.0%
1966 3 +0.0%
1967 3 +0.0%
1968 3 +0.0%
1969 3 +0.0%
1970 3 +0.0%
1971 2 -33.3%
1972 2 +0.0%
1973 3 +50.0%
1974 3 +0.0%
1975 3 +0.0%
1976 3 +0.0%
1977 3 +0.0%
1978 3 +0.0%
1979 3 +0.0%
1980 2 -33.3%
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 3 +50.0%
1990 3 +0.0%
1991 3 +0.0%
1992 3 +0.0%
1993 3 +0.0%
1994 3 +0.0%
1995 3 +0.0%
1996 3 +0.0%
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 2 -33.3%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 0 -100.0%
2017 0 —
2018 0 —

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3. (47 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 1 1 1 10
1810s 1 1 1 10
1820s 1 1 1 10
1830s 1 1 1 10
1840s 1 1 1 10
1850s 1 1 1 10
1860s 1 1 1 10
1870s 1 1 1 10
1880s 1 1 1 10
1890s 1 1 1 10
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 8
1920s 1 1 1 7
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1.4 1 2 10
1950s 2 2 2 10
1960s 3 3 3 9
1970s 2.8 2 3 10
1980s 2.1 2 3 10
1990s 3 3 3 10
2000s 3 3 3 10
2010s 1.78 0 3 9

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 151 Algeria 0 compare
  2. 151 Cambodia 0 compare
  3. 151 Cameroon 0 compare
  4. 151 Chad 0 compare
  5. 151 Comoros 0 compare
  6. 151 Congo 0 compare
  7. 151 Egypt 0 compare
  8. 151 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
  9. 151 Fiji 0 compare
  10. 151 Libya 0 compare
  11. 151 Mauritania 0 compare
  12. 151 Rwanda 0 compare
  13. 151 Sudan 0
  14. 151 Thailand 0 compare
  15. 151 Uganda 0 compare
  16. 151 Yemen 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Turkey?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Turkey was 0 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 1961.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
How does Turkey rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Turkey ranks 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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).