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Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 3 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 166 countries
All-time high
3
in 1901
All-time low
1
in 1800
Years of data
219
1800–2018

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in United Kingdom, 1800–2018

11.522.53180019092018

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 3 for competitiveness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 219 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in United Kingdom peaked at 3 in 1901 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1800.

That places United Kingdom 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 219 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 1 1 1 10
1810s 1 1 1 10
1820s 1 1 1 10
1830s 1.3 1 2 10
1840s 2 2 2 10
1850s 2 2 2 10
1860s 2 2 2 10
1870s 2 2 2 10
1880s 2 2 2 10
1890s 2 2 2 10
1900s 2.9 2 3 10
1910s 3 3 3 10
1920s 3 3 3 10
1930s 3 3 3 10
1940s 3 3 3 10
1950s 3 3 3 10
1960s 3 3 3 10
1970s 3 3 3 10
1980s 3 3 3 10
1990s 3 3 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 United Kingdom?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 1901.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1800.
How does United Kingdom rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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

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).