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	LP Benigno Aquino III	30 Jun 2010 – 30 Jun 2016	+3.5 points 2009 → 2015	+0.6 points/yr
2	PFP Bongbong Marcos	30 Jun 2022 – now	+3.2 points 2021 → 2025	+0.8 points/yr
3	Lakas Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	20 Jan 2001 – 30 Jun 2010	−1.0 points 2000 → 2009	−0.1 points/yr
4	Rodrigo Duterte	30 Jun 2016 – 30 Jun 2022	−4.3 points 2015 → 2021	−0.7 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 · Philippines data · as of Oct 2026.