Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Vatican

Vatican: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 1870. ▬ Flat

Latest (1870)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1
in 1815
All-time low
1
in 1815
Years of data
54
1815–1870

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Vatican, 1815–1870

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

Analysis

In 1870, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Vatican stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Vatican peaked at 1 in 1815 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1815.

Vatican ranks 118th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Vatican, year by year

Annual values for Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Vatican, 1815 to 1870.
Year Value Change
1815 1 —
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%
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 1 1 1 5
1820s 1 1 1 10
1830s 1 1 1 10
1840s 1 1 1 8
1850s 1 1 1 10
1860s 1 1 1 10
1870s 1 1 1 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Vatican?
Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Vatican was 1 in 1870, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Vatican?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1815.
What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Vatican?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1815.
How does Vatican rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Vatican ranks 118th out of 167 countries with data for 1870.
Is competitiveness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Vatican?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vatican 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).