Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Pakistan
Pakistan: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -1.34 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-1.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1960
All-time low
-1.81
in 2023
Years of data
187
1839–2025
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Pakistan, 1839–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded -1.34 for rigorous and impartial public administration score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Pakistan peaked at 1.02 in 1960 and was at its lowest, -1.81, in 2023.
That places Pakistan 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1839 | -1.69 | — |
| 1840 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -0.661 | -60.9% |
| 1863 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -0.661 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.576 | -12.9% |
| 1936 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -0.576 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.74 | -228.5% |
| 1948 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.521 | -29.6% |
| 1956 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.637 | -222.3% |
| 1959 | 0.446 | -170.0% |
| 1960 | 1.02 | +128.9% |
| 1961 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.779 | -23.7% |
| 1971 | -0.403 | -151.7% |
| 1972 | -0.403 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.946 | +134.7% |
| 1974 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -0.946 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.23 | +30.0% |
| 1990 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.26 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | -1.21 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | -1.2 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.6 | +33.1% |
| 2013 | -1.59 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | -1.53 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | -1.44 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.5 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | -0.827 | -44.8% |
| 2019 | -1.41 | +69.9% |
| 2020 | -1.3 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | -1.11 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | -1.66 | +49.3% |
| 2023 | -1.81 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | -1.34 | -26.2% |
| 2025 | -1.34 | -0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's -1.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.1905, 7.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's -1.34 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.364, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 1 |
| 1840s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.69 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.867 | -1.69 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.661 | -0.661 | -0.661 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.6185 | -0.661 | -0.576 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1812 | -0.576 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5072 | -0.637 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6649 | -0.946 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9744 | -1.23 | -0.946 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.23 | -1.23 | -1.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.23 | -1.26 | -1.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.37 | -1.6 | -0.827 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.43 | -1.81 | -1.11 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Pakistan?
- Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Pakistan was -1.34 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1960.
- What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.81 in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Pakistan ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.