Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Uruguay
Uruguay: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Uruguay, 1830–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for openness of executive recruitment score in Uruguay is 4, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 187 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Uruguay peaked at 4 in 1904 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1830.
Uruguay ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.4 | 0 | 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 | 8 |
| 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 Uruguay?
- Openness of executive recruitment score in Uruguay 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1904.
- What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1830.
- How does Uruguay rank for openness of executive recruitment score?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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).