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Government effectiveness during each prime minister's tenure

Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the government effectiveness changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

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1 Múte Bourup Egede 23 Apr 2021 – 7 Apr 2025 +19.6 points 2020 → 2024+4.9 points/yr
2 Kuupik Kleist 12 Jun 2009 – 5 Apr 2013 from 2009−0.0 points 2009 → 20120.0 points/yr
3 Kim Kielsen 30 Sep 2014 – 23 Apr 2021 −0.1 points 2014 → 20200.0 points/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_GE.SC): perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service and of policy-making, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Greenland data · as of Sep 2026.

Sources: Statistics Greenland (national accounts, register-based labour statistics, registered jobseekers, consumer prices, exports, public finances, population; Nuuk's population, labour statistics, jobseekers and income), World Bank (GDP before 2003), GISCO, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; prime ministers checked against the official lists, Nuuk's and Sermersooq's mayors against Atuagagdliutit, KNR and Sermitsiaq. V-Dem, Transparency International and the World Happiness Report do not score Greenland. Every chart is indexed to the office-holder's first day. Correlation is not credit. CreditsPrivacy