Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in USSR

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

Latest (1991)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 167 countries
All-time high
2
in 1990
All-time low
1
in 1922
Years of data
70
1922–1991

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in USSR, 1922–1991

00.511.52192219561991

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.

USSR ranks 84th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in USSR, 1922 to 1991.
Year Value Change
1922 1 —
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 1 +0.0%
1947 1 +0.0%
1948 1 +0.0%
1949 1 +0.0%
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 2 +100.0%
1991 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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See the full ranking of 167 places →

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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 84th out of 167 countries 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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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
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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).