Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Chile
Chile: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Chile, 1818–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, openness of executive recruitment score in Chile stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 200 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Chile peaked at 4 in 1818 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1973.
Chile ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 200 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1820s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1830s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1840s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
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More reference data data for Chile
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- Temperature anomalies by month 1.32 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5729 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2404 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Chile?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Chile was 4 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1818.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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).