Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 2 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 167 countries
All-time high
2
in 1971
All-time low
2
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2018

00.511.52197119942018

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

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 2 for openness of executive recruitment score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1971.

That places United Arab Emirates 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in United Arab Emirates, 1971 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1971 2 —
1972 2 +0.0%
1973 2 +0.0%
1974 2 +0.0%
1975 2 +0.0%
1976 2 +0.0%
1977 2 +0.0%
1978 2 +0.0%
1979 2 +0.0%
1980 2 +0.0%
1981 2 +0.0%
1982 2 +0.0%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 2 +0.0%
1985 2 +0.0%
1986 2 +0.0%
1987 2 +0.0%
1988 2 +0.0%
1989 2 +0.0%
1990 2 +0.0%
1991 2 +0.0%
1992 2 +0.0%
1993 2 +0.0%
1994 2 +0.0%
1995 2 +0.0%
1996 2 +0.0%
1997 2 +0.0%
1998 2 +0.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2018 2 +0.0%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4, 50% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2 2 2 9
1980s 2 2 2 10
1990s 2 2 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 9

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 140 Bhutan 3 compare
  2. 141 Eswatini 2 compare
  3. 141 Jordan 2 compare
  4. 141 Kuwait 2 compare
  5. 141 Morocco 2 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in United Arab Emirates?
Openness of executive recruitment score in United Arab Emirates was 2 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1971.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1971.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
United Arab Emirates ranks 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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).