Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Bhutan
Bhutan: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Bhutan, 1907–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, openness of executive recruitment score in Bhutan stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 112 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Bhutan peaked at 3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1907.
That places Bhutan 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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More reference data data for Bhutan
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- Temperature anomalies by month 2.67 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.97 °C (2026)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Bhutan?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Bhutan was 3 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1907.
- How does Bhutan rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Bhutan ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).