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	Nawaz Sharif	5 Jun 2013 – 1 Aug 2017	+3.4 points 2012 → 2017	+0.7 points/yr
2	Shaukat Aziz	28 Aug 2004 – 16 Nov 2007	+2.9 points 2004 → 2007	+1.0 points/yr
3	Imran Khan	18 Aug 2018 – 11 Apr 2022	+0.2 points 2018 → 2021	+0.1 points/yr
4	Yusuf Raza Gilani	25 Mar 2008 – 22 Jun 2012	−5.3 points 2007 → 2011	−1.3 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 · Pakistan data · as of Oct 2026.