How does USSR rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?

USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.

Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in USSR?

Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this USSR 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 USSR

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

USSR: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 2 in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

1st

of 1 groups

All-time high

in 1990

All-time low

in 1922

Years of data

1922–1991

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in USSR, 1922–1991

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

Analysis

In 1991, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in USSR stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in USSR peaked at 2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1922.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	1	1	1	8
1930s	1	1	1	10
1940s	1	1	1	10
1950s	1	1	1	10
1960s	1	1	1	10
1970s	1	1	1	10
1980s	1	1	1	10
1990s	2	2	2	2

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More reference data data for USSR

Universal right to vote in practice 2 (1990)
Free country 1 (1990)
Civil liberties rating 4 (1990)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (1990)
Elected parliament 1 (1990)
Competitive elections 0 (1990)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (1990)
Universal right to vote 2 (1990)
Democracy 3 (1990)
Milk production 101.33 million tonnes (1991)

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in USSR?: Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in USSR was 2 in 1991, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in USSR?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1990.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in USSR?: The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1922.
How does USSR rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?: USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in USSR?: Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR 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).