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Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in South Korea

South Korea: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 167 countries
All-time high
4
in 1948
All-time low
0
in 1961
Years of data
70
1948–2018

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in South Korea, 1948–2018

01234194819832018

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, openness of executive recruitment score in South Korea stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in South Korea peaked at 4 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.

South Korea ranks 1st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in South Korea, year by year

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 0 -100.0%
1962 0 —
1963 4 —
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%
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 4 +0.0%
1995 4 +0.0%
1996 4 +0.0%
1997 4 +0.0%
1998 4 +0.0%
1999 4 +0.0%
2000 4 +0.0%
2001 4 +0.0%
2002 4 +0.0%
2003 4 +0.0%
2004 4 +0.0%
2005 4 +0.0%
2006 4 +0.0%
2007 4 +0.0%
2008 4 +0.0%
2009 4 +0.0%
2010 4 +0.0%
2011 4 +0.0%
2012 4 +0.0%
2013 4 +0.0%
2014 4 +0.0%
2015 4 +0.0%
2016 4 +0.0%
2017 4 +0.0%
2018 4 +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 4 4 4 2
1950s 4 4 4 10
1960s 3.2 0 4 10
1970s 4 4 4 10
1980s 4 4 4 9
1990s 4 4 4 10
2000s 4 4 4 10
2010s 4 4 4 9

Countries ranked near South Korea

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in South Korea?
Openness of executive recruitment score in South Korea 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 South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1948.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
How does South Korea rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
South Korea ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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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Indicator
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

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).