What is openness of executive recruitment score in Vatican?

Openness of executive recruitment score in Vatican was 4 in 1870, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 4 in 1815.

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

The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1815.

How does Vatican rank for openness of executive recruitment score?

Vatican ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 1870.

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

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

Where does this Vatican 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 Vatican

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

Vatican: Openness of Executive Recruitment Score was 4 in 1870. ▬ Flat

Latest (1870)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 167 countries

All-time high

in 1815

All-time low

in 1815

Years of data

1815–1870

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Vatican, 1815–1870

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

Analysis

In 1870, openness of executive recruitment score in Vatican stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, openness of executive recruitment score in Vatican peaked at 4 in 1815 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1815.

Vatican ranks 1st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Vatican, year by year

Annual values for Openness of Executive Recruitment Score in Vatican, 1815 to 1870.
Year	Value	Change
1815	4	—
1816	4	+0.0%
1817	4	+0.0%
1818	4	+0.0%
1819	4	+0.0%
1820	4	+0.0%
1821	4	+0.0%
1822	4	+0.0%
1823	4	+0.0%
1824	4	+0.0%
1825	4	+0.0%
1826	4	+0.0%
1827	4	+0.0%
1828	4	+0.0%
1829	4	+0.0%
1830	4	+0.0%
1831	4	+0.0%
1832	4	+0.0%
1833	4	+0.0%
1834	4	+0.0%
1835	4	+0.0%
1836	4	+0.0%
1837	4	+0.0%
1838	4	+0.0%
1839	4	+0.0%
1840	4	+0.0%
1841	4	+0.0%
1842	4	+0.0%
1843	4	+0.0%
1844	4	+0.0%
1845	4	+0.0%
1846	4	+0.0%
1847	4	+0.0%
1850	4	+0.0%
1851	4	+0.0%
1852	4	+0.0%
1853	4	+0.0%
1854	4	+0.0%
1855	4	+0.0%
1856	4	+0.0%
1857	4	+0.0%
1858	4	+0.0%
1859	4	+0.0%
1860	4	+0.0%
1861	4	+0.0%
1862	4	+0.0%
1863	4	+0.0%
1864	4	+0.0%
1865	4	+0.0%
1866	4	+0.0%
1867	4	+0.0%
1868	4	+0.0%
1869	4	+0.0%
1870	4	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	4	4	4	5
1820s	4	4	4	10
1830s	4	4	4	10
1840s	4	4	4	8
1850s	4	4	4	10
1860s	4	4	4	10
1870s	4	4	4	1

Countries ranked near Vatican

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More reference data data for Vatican

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections 0 (1861)
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score -2.2 (1870)
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score -2.58 (1870)
Private Civil Liberties Index 0.072 (1870)
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions 0 (1870)
Democracy 0 (1861)
Participatory Political Institutions Index 0.036 (1870)
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index 0.154 (1870)
Free and Fair Elections Index 0.22 (1870)
Equal Access to Power Index 0.034 (1870)

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Frequently asked questions

What is openness of executive recruitment score in Vatican?: Openness of executive recruitment score in Vatican was 4 in 1870, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Vatican?: The highest recorded value was 4 in 1815.
What is the lowest openness of executive recruitment score recorded in Vatican?: The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1815.
How does Vatican rank for openness of executive recruitment score?: Vatican ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 1870.
Is openness of executive recruitment score rising or falling in Vatican?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vatican 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: 18 September 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).