Openness of executive recruitment score in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Openness of executive recruitment score was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 167 countries
All-time high
4
in 1948
All-time low
1
in 1994
Years of data
71
1948–2018

Openness of executive recruitment score in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 1948–2018

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea recorded 1 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea peaked at 4 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1994.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 146th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 4 4 4 2
1950s 4 4 4 10
1960s 4 4 4 10
1970s 4 4 4 10
1980s 4 4 4 10
1990s 2.2 1 4 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Openness of executive recruitment score in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was 1 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1948.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1994.
How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic People’s Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from 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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Indicator
Openness of executive recruitment score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
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