Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Uganda
Uganda: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Uganda, 1962–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Uganda peaked at 4 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1971.
Uganda ranks 150th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.4444 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.22 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 150 Algeria 0 compare
- 150 Cambodia 0 compare
- 150 Cameroon 0 compare
- 150 Chad 0 compare
- 150 Comoros 0 compare
- 150 Congo 0 compare
- 150 Egypt 0 compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 150 Fiji 0 compare
- 150 Libya 0 compare
- 150 Mauritania 0 compare
- 150 Rwanda 0 compare
- 150 Sudan 0 compare
- 150 Thailand 0 compare
- 150 Turkey 0 compare
- 150 Yemen 0 compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.94 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.9521 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4723 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7925 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 224.68 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,308 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is openness of executive recruitment score in Uganda?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Uganda was 0 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1962.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1971.
- How does Uganda rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Uganda 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).