Openness of executive recruitment score in North Korea

North 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 North Korea, 1948–2018

1234194819832018

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

North 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 North Korea peaked at 4 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1994.

North 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.

Openness of executive recruitment score in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Openness of executive recruitment score in North Korea, 1948 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1948 4 —
1949 4 +0.0%
1950 4 +0.0%
1951 4 +0.0%
1952 4 +0.0%
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 1 -75.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 25% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 146 Bahrain 1 compare
  2. 146 Oman 1 compare
  3. 146 Qatar 1 compare
  4. 146 Saudi Arabia 1 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

More reference data data for North Korea

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in North Korea?
Openness of executive recruitment score in North Korea was 1 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1948.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1994.
How does North Korea rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
North Korea ranks 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North 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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