Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 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 1926
All-time low
1
in 1926
Years of data
93
1926–2018

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Saudi Arabia, 1926–2018

00.20.40.60.81192619722018

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

Analysis

In 2018, openness of executive recruitment score in Saudi Arabia stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 93 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 in 1926 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1926.

That places Saudi Arabia 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Saudi Arabia, 1926 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1926 1 —
1927 1 +0.0%
1928 1 +0.0%
1929 1 +0.0%
1930 1 +0.0%
1931 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 1 +0.0%
1934 1 +0.0%
1935 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1937 1 +0.0%
1938 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1940 1 +0.0%
1941 1 +0.0%
1942 1 +0.0%
1943 1 +0.0%
1944 1 +0.0%
1945 1 +0.0%
1946 1 +0.0%
1947 1 +0.0%
1948 1 +0.0%
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1959 1 +0.0%
1960 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
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%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4, 25% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia'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
1920s 1 1 1 4
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 Saudi Arabia

  1. 146 Bahrain 1 compare
  2. 146 North Korea 1 compare
  3. 146 Oman 1 compare
  4. 146 Qatar 1 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in Saudi Arabia?
Openness of executive recruitment score in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1926.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1926.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).