Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Qatar

Qatar: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1
in 1971
All-time low
1
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Qatar, 1971–2018

00.20.40.60.81197119942018

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

Analysis

In 2018, openness of executive recruitment score in Qatar stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Qatar peaked at 1 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1971.

Qatar ranks 146th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Qatar, 1971 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1971 1 —
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
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%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4, 25% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 1 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 9
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 9

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 146 Bahrain 1 compare
  2. 146 North Korea 1 compare
  3. 146 Oman 1 compare
  4. 146 Saudi Arabia 1 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in Qatar?
Openness of executive recruitment score in Qatar 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 Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1971.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1971.
How does Qatar rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
Qatar ranks 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Qatar 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).