Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in India
India: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 166 countries
All-time high
4
in 1952
All-time low
4
in 1952
Years of data
67
1952–2018
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in India, 1952–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, openness of executive recruitment score in India stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 67 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in India peaked at 4 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1952.
That places India 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in India?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in India 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1952.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1952.
- How does India rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- India ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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).