Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Bahrain
Bahrain: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Bahrain, 1971–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Bahrain peaked at 2 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1999.
Bahrain ranks 145th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 145 North Korea 1 compare
- 145 Oman 1 compare
- 145 Qatar 1 compare
- 145 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4928 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.729 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2403 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 120.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6871 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.24 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Democracy 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Bahrain?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Bahrain was 1 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1971.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1999.
- How does Bahrain rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Bahrain ranks 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Openness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).