Rule of law during each president's tenure

Every president 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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#	President	In office	Total	Per year
1	HVM Hery Rajaonarimampianina	25 Jan 2014 – 7 Sep 2018	+3.9 points 2013 → 2018	+0.8 points/yr
2	TIM Marc Ravalomanana	22 Feb 2002 – 17 Mar 2009 from 2002	+0.2 points 2002 → 2008	0.0 points/yr
3	Andry Rajoelina	19 Jan 2019 – 14 Oct 2025	−2.7 points 2018 → 2025	−0.4 points/yr
4	Andry Rajoelina	17 Mar 2009 – 25 Jan 2014	−10.9 points 2008 → 2013	−2.2 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 · Madagascar data · as of Mar 2026.