Rule of law during each prime minister's tenure

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

#	Prime minister	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Narendra Modi	26 May 2014 – now	−0.4 points 2013 → 2025	0.0 points/yr
2	Manmohan Singh	22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014	−1.8 points 2003 → 2013	−0.2 points/yr
3	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	19 Mar 1998 – 22 May 2004 from 1998	−2.5 points 1998 → 2003	−0.5 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_RL.SC): confidence in contracts, property rights, the police and the courts, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · India data · as of Sep 2026.