Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Guyana
Guyana: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Guyana, 1966–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, openness of executive recruitment score in Guyana stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Guyana peaked at 4 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1966.
Guyana ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 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 Guyana
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.373 °C (2026)
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- Consumer price index 142.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0337 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Guyana?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Guyana 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1966.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1966.
- How does Guyana rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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).