Tony Blair

Legacy

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Rank #118

Score: 61

About Tony Blair

Tony Blair was UK Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007, leading a “New Labour” government with strong economic growth, modernisation reforms, and active foreign policy. He presided over a period of relative prosperity and global engagement, though his legacy is also marked by controversial decisions on Iraq and civil liberties.

Scoring Breakdown

Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI

~ 0.946 (UK)8/10

Source: Global Data Lab — UK HDI (2022 )

GDP per capita

~ $52,6378/10

Source: World Bank — UK GDP per capita (2024 )

Gini coefficient

~ 0.353/10

Source: Statista — UK Gini (2025 )

Employment rate