Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt

Egypt: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0
World rank
151st
of 167 countries
All-time high
4
in 1952
All-time low
0
in 2011
Years of data
88
1922–2018

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt, 1922–2018

01234192219702018

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 88 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Egypt peaked at 4 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.

That places Egypt 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 Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt, 1922 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1922 1 —
1923 1 +0.0%
1924 1 +0.0%
1925 1 +0.0%
1926 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1930 1 +0.0%
1931 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 1 +0.0%
1935 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1937 1 +0.0%
1938 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1940 1 +0.0%
1941 1 +0.0%
1942 1 +0.0%
1943 1 +0.0%
1944 1 +0.0%
1945 1 +0.0%
1951 3 +200.0%
1952 4 +33.3%
1953 4 +0.0%
1954 4 +0.0%
1955 4 +0.0%
1956 4 +0.0%
1957 4 +0.0%
1958 4 +0.0%
1959 4 +0.0%
1960 4 +0.0%
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 4 +0.0%
1993 4 +0.0%
1994 4 +0.0%
1995 4 +0.0%
1996 4 +0.0%
1997 4 +0.0%
1998 4 +0.0%
1999 4 +0.0%
2000 4 +0.0%
2001 4 +0.0%
2002 4 +0.0%
2003 4 +0.0%
2004 4 +0.0%
2005 4 +0.0%
2006 4 +0.0%
2007 4 +0.0%
2008 4 +0.0%
2009 4 +0.0%
2010 4 +0.0%
2011 0 -100.0%
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4. (43 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 1 1 1 6
1930s 1 1 1 9
1940s 1 1 1 6
1950s 3.89 3 4 9
1960s 4 4 4 10
1970s 4 4 4 10
1980s 4 4 4 10
1990s 4 4 4 10
2000s 4 4 4 10
2010s 0.5 0 4 8

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 151 Algeria 0 compare
  2. 151 Cambodia 0 compare
  3. 151 Cameroon 0 compare
  4. 151 Chad 0 compare
  5. 151 Comoros 0 compare
  6. 151 Congo 0 compare
  7. 151 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
  8. 151 Fiji 0 compare
  9. 151 Libya 0 compare
  10. 151 Mauritania 0 compare
  11. 151 Rwanda 0 compare
  12. 151 Sudan 0
  13. 151 Thailand 0 compare
  14. 151 Turkey 0 compare
  15. 151 Uganda 0 compare
  16. 151 Yemen 0

See the full ranking of 167 places →

More reference data data for Egypt

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in Egypt?
Openness of executive recruitment score in Egypt 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1952.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
How does Egypt rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
Egypt ranks 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 88 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt. Statizoid, drawing on Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/openness-of-executive-recruitment-score/egypt-arab-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/openness-of-executive-recruitment-score/egypt-arab-rep/">Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Egypt</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

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).