John Pombe Magufuli
Legacy
🇹🇿Tanzania
Rank #57
Score: 70
About John Pombe Magufuli
John Pombe Magufuli (1959–2021) served as President (2015–2021). Nicknamed 'the Bulldozer', his administration prioritized infrastructure, public-sector discipline, and anti-corruption rhetoric with visible projects on roads and power; his tenure became controversial for restrictions on political space and COVID-19 denialism. Treated here as a legacy figure with a mixed development and rights record.
HDI
National HDI context covering Magufuli era; measurable development indicators in some sectors6/10
GDP per capita
GDP per capita improved during early Magufuli years (infrastructure-led growth)6/10
Gini coefficient
Gini ~37–41 (survey estimates)4/10
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO context)4/5
Freedom index
Sharp decline in civic space under Magufuli (Freedom House assessments)1/10
Corruption index
Perceived improvements on some graft fronts (anti-corruption rhetoric) but mixed evidence4/5
Derived Criminal Score
No widely reported convictions (controversial governance, but no criminal convictions documented)20/20