Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Gabon
Gabon: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 166 countries
All-time high
4
in 1960
All-time low
0
in 1991
Years of data
58
1960–2018
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Gabon, 1960–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 4 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Gabon peaked at 4 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.
Gabon ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Gabon?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Gabon 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1960.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Gabon rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Gabon ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Gabon 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).