What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 4 in 1848.

What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1848.

How does Switzerland rank for openness of executive recruitment score?

Switzerland ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.

Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Switzerland 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.

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Switzerland

Name: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Switzerland
Creator: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Switzerland: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 166 countries

All-time high

in 1848

All-time low

in 1848

Years of data

171

1848–2018

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Switzerland, 1848–2018

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 4 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 171 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Switzerland peaked at 4 in 1848 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1848.

That places Switzerland 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1840s	4	4	4	2
1850s	4	4	4	10
1860s	4	4	4	10
1870s	4	4	4	10
1880s	4	4	4	10
1890s	4	4	4	10
1900s	4	4	4	10
1910s	4	4	4	10
1920s	4	4	4	10
1930s	4	4	4	10
1940s	4	4	4	10
1950s	4	4	4	10
1960s	4	4	4	10
1970s	4	4	4	10
1980s	4	4	4	10
1990s	4	4	4	10
2000s	4	4	4	10
2010s	4	4	4	9

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in Switzerland?: Openness of executive recruitment score in Switzerland 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 Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 4 in 1848.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1848.
How does Switzerland rank for openness of executive recruitment score?: Switzerland ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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

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: 07 August 2026

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).