Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Qatar
Qatar: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 1 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Qatar, 1971–2018
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 145th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 145 Bahrain 1 compare
- 145 North Korea 1 compare
- 145 Oman 1 compare
- 145 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3447 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2587 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5652 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 126.02 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9579 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4495 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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 145th out of 166 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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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).