Voice and accountability during each prime minister's tenure

Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the voice and accountability 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	Kjell Magne Bondevik	19 Oct 2001 – 17 Oct 2005 from 2002	+3.9 points 2002 → 2005	+1.3 points/yr
2	Jens Stoltenberg	17 Oct 2005 – 16 Oct 2013	+2.7 points 2005 → 2013	+0.3 points/yr
3	Erna Solberg	16 Oct 2013 – 14 Oct 2021	+1.3 points 2013 → 2021	+0.2 points/yr
4	Jonas Gahr Støre	14 Oct 2021 – now	−0.8 points 2021 → 2025	−0.2 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_VA.SC): perceptions of how far citizens can take part in choosing their government, and of freedom of expression, association and the media, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Norway data · as of Oct 2026.