Openness of Executive Recruitment Score by country
Indicates the extent to which recruitment for the executive is open. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over hereditary succession (score of 1), dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister designated (score of 2), and dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister...
Countries reporting
164
Highest
4
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
4
Years covered
232
1789–2020
Data points
17,813
What the numbers show
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 4 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 3.43.
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Angola | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burundi | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Benin | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1991 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | China | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cuba | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Eritrea | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Greece | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Croatia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Haiti | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iraq | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Laos | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lebanon | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Mexico | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mali | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Peru | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Somalia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Suriname | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Syria | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Togo | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vatican | 4 | 1870 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Bhutan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Jordan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Kuwait | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Morocco | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Eswatini | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Bahrain | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Oman | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | North Korea | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Qatar | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Cameroon | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Congo | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Comoros | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 150 | Algeria | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Egypt | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Fiji | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Cambodia | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Libya | 0 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritania | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Rwanda | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Sudan | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 150 | Chad | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Thailand | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Turkey | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Uganda | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Yemen | 0 | 2013 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which recruitment for the executive is open. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over hereditary succession (score of 1), dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister designated (score of 2), and dual hereditary-open arrangements with the chief minister being elected (score of 3), to executive recruitment being open (score of 4).