Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Oman
Oman: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Oman, 1800–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 1 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 219 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Oman peaked at 1 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1800.
Oman ranks 145th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 145 Bahrain 1 compare
- 145 North Korea 1 compare
- 145 Qatar 1 compare
- 145 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
More reference data data for Oman
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.12 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0377 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5416 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2076 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.27 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Oman?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Oman was 1 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1800.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1800.
- How does Oman rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Oman ranks 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman 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).