Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Cameroon, 1960–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Cameroon peaked at 4 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.
That places Cameroon 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4 | — |
| 1961 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 151 Algeria 0 compare
- 151 Cambodia 0 compare
- 151 Chad 0 compare
- 151 Comoros 0 compare
- 151 Congo 0 compare
- 151 Egypt 0 compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 151 Fiji 0 compare
- 151 Libya 0 compare
- 151 Mauritania 0 compare
- 151 Rwanda 0 compare
- 151 Sudan 0
- 151 Thailand 0 compare
- 151 Turkey 0 compare
- 151 Uganda 0 compare
- 151 Yemen 0
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Cameroon?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Cameroon was 0 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1960.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Cameroon ranks 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).