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.

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#	Prime minister	In office	Total	Per year
1	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir	1 Feb 2009 – 23 May 2013	−0.1 points 2008 → 2012	0.0 points/yr
2	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson	23 May 2013 – 7 Apr 2016	−1.0 points 2012 → 2015	−0.3 points/yr
3	Katrín Jakobsdóttir	30 Nov 2017 – 9 Apr 2024	−1.4 points 2017 → 2023	−0.2 points/yr
4	Geir Haarde	15 Jun 2006 – 1 Feb 2009	−2.8 points 2005 → 2008	−0.9 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 · Iceland data · as of Oct 2026.