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Several surveys of academics, politicians and members of the public have been conducted in an attempt to rank the '''prime ministers of Satavia'''. Some surveys have ranked the prime ministers of Satavia [[Dominion of Satavia|since 1816]], whilst others have ranked them [[1976 Satavian coup d'état|since 1976]]. [[Sydney Warwick]], [[Johan van Vallier]] and [[Edward Limes]] generally appear at the top, whilst [[Maximilian Dumfries]] and [[Harry Goldmann]] generally appear at the bottom. All surveys have excluded [[Johannes Klopper]] on account of his short period of service.

==Surveys of historians==
===''The Satavian'' (1986)===
In 1986, ''[[The Satavian]]'' asked almost 500 historians to rank every prime minister since 1816 (excluding incumbent [[Leander Kokkinakis]], and [[Johannes Klopper]]). Respondants were asked to rank a prime minister on a scale of 1-5; five points were awarded for prime ministers judged as "outstanding", four for  "good", three for "average", two for "below average" and one for "failure". This was the only survey conducted by ''The Satavian'' to include the prime ministers of the [[National Party of Satavia|National Party]]; subsequent surveys excluded them. Remarkably, all of the national party leaders ranked higher than the democratically-elected Harry Goldmann.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank !! Prime Minister !! colspan=2| Average score !! Political Party 
|- align=center
| 1 || {{sortname|Johan|van Vallier}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.71||50}} || [[Dominionist Party (Satavia)|Dominionist]]
|- align=center
| 2 || {{sortname|Sydney|Warwick}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.63||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]]
|- align=center
| 3 || {{sortname|Arthur|O'Connell}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.21||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]]
|- align=center
| 4 || {{sortname|Edward|Limes}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.03||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]]
|- align=center
| 5 || {{sortname|Richard|Somerset}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.01||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]]
|- align=center
| 6 || {{sortname|Eric|Edwards}} || {{Bartable|3.95||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]]
|- align=center
| 7 || {{sortname|William|McCrory}} || {{Bartable|3.91||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]]
|- align=center
| 8 || {{sortname|Daniël|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.73||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]]
|- align=center
| 9 || {{sortname|Liam|Barrett}} || {{Bartable|3.62||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]]
|- align=center
| 10 || {{sortname|Patrick|Conway}} || {{Bartable|3.59||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]]
|- align=center
| 11 || {{sortname|Thomas|Macquarie}} || {{Bartable|3.37||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]]
|- align=center
| 12 || {{sortname|Lewis|Kruger}} || {{Bartable|3.25||50}} || [[National Union Party|National Union]]
|- align=center
| 13 || {{sortname|Jacobus|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.23||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]]
|- align=center
| 14 || {{sortname|Lachlan|Dachery}} || {{Bartable|3.11||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]]
|- align=center
| 15 || {{sortname|Willem|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.00||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]]
|- align=center
| 16 || {{sortname|Henry|King-Stewart}} || {{Bartable|2.86||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]]
|- align=center
| 17 || {{sortname|Pieter|Dandre}} || {{Bartable|2.64||50}} || [[Asterianer Nasionale]]
|- align=center
| 18 || {{sortname|Jack|Darling}} || {{Bartable|2.51||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]]
|- align=center
| 19 || {{sortname|Henry|Portlemouth}} || {{Bartable|2.13||50}} || [[Dominionist Party (Satavia)|Dominionist]]
|- align=center
| 20 || {{sortname|Christiaan|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|2.13||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 21 || {{sortname|Daniël|Wilson}} || {{Bartable|1.96||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 22 || {{sortname|Hendrik|Botha}} || {{Bartable|1.82||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 23 || {{sortname|Denis|Maartens}} || {{Bartable|1.47||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 24 || {{sortname|Danny|Vermaak}} || {{Bartable|1.36||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 25 || {{sortname|Vincent|le Roux}} || {{Bartable|1.29||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 26 || {{sortname|Oscar|Harrison}} || {{Bartable|1.24||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 27 || {{sortname|Paul|Wilemse}} || {{Bartable|1.21||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 28 || {{sortname|Jacobus|du Plessis}} || {{Bartable|1.13||50}} || [[National Party (Satavia)|National]]
|- align=center
| 29 || {{sortname|Harry|Goldmann}} || {{Bartable|1.04||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]]
|}

===''The Satavian'' (1996)===
''The Satavian'' repeated their process from 1986 but made a few signficant changes. The leaders of the National Party were not included, neither was Johannes Klopper, whilst Leander Kokkinakis, Maximillian Dumfries and [[Ben de Villiers]] were included for the first time. Incumbent [[John Barrett]] was not included.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank !! Prime Minister !! colspan=2| Average score !! Political Party !! Rank in 1986
|- align=center
| 1 || {{sortname|Johan|van Vallier}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.56||50}} || [[Dominionist Party (Satavia)|Dominionist]] || 1 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 2 || {{sortname|Sydney|Warwick}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.55||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 2 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 3 || {{sortname|Arthur|O'Connell}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.46||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]] || 3 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 4 || {{sortname|Edward|Limes}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.39||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 4 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 5 || {{sortname|Richard|Somerset}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.37||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 5 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 6 || {{sortname|Eric|Edwards}} || {{Bartable|4.15||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 6 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 7 || {{sortname|Leander|Kokkinakis}} || {{Bartable|4.14||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || N/A {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 8 || {{sortname|William|McCrory}} || {{Bartable|3.89||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 7 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 9 || {{sortname|Daniël|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.86||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 8 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 10 || {{sortname|Ben|de Villiers}} || {{Bartable|3.81||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative & Country]] || N/A {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 11 || {{sortname|Thomas|Macquarie}} || {{Bartable|3.80||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 11 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 12 || {{sortname|Liam|Barrett}} || {{Bartable|3.61||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 9 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 13 || {{sortname|Jacobus|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.52||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 13 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 14 || {{sortname|Patrick|Conway}} || {{Bartable|3.43||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 10 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 15 || {{sortname|Lewis|Kruger}} || {{Bartable|3.16||50}} || [[National Union Party|National Union]] || 12 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 16 || {{sortname|Lachlan|Dachery}} || {{Bartable|3.01||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 14 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 17 || {{sortname|Jack|Darling}} || {{Bartable|2.64||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 18 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 18 || {{sortname|Willem|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|2.51||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 15 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 19 || {{sortname|Henry|King-Stewart}} || {{Bartable|2.35||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]] || 16 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 20 || {{sortname|Pieter|Dandre}} || {{Bartable|1.99||50}} || [[Asterianer Nasionale]] || 17 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 21 || {{sortname|Henry|Portlemouth}} || {{Bartable|1.86||50}} || [[Dominionist Party (Satavia)|Dominionist]] || 19 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 22 || {{sortname|Maximillian|Dumfries}} || {{Bartable|1.33||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || N/A {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 23 || {{sortname|Harry|Goldmann}} || {{Bartable|1.12||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 29 {{increase}}
|}

===''The Satavian'' (2006)===
In 2006, ''The Satavian'' once again asked historians to rank prime ministers using the same format. In this survey, John Barrett, [[Rian de Klerk]], [[Milo Malan]] and [[Andries Kuiper]] were all included. Incumbent prime minister [[Edward Norton]] was excluded from the survey.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank !! Prime Minister !! colspan=2| Average score !! Political Party !! Rank in 1996
|- align=center
| 1 || {{sortname|Arthur|O'Connell}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.66||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]] || 3 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 2 || {{sortname|Sydney|Warwick}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.63||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 2 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 3 || {{sortname|Edward|Limes}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.61||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 4 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 4 || {{sortname|Johan|van Vallier}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.50||50}} || [[Dominionist Party (Satavia)|Dominionist]] || 1 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 5 || {{sortname|Richard|Somerset}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.49||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 5 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 6 || {{sortname|Leander|Kokkinakis}} || {{Bartable|4.47||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 7 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 7 || {{sortname|Eric|Edwards}} || {{Bartable|4.19||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 6 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 8 || {{sortname|William|McCrory}} || {{Bartable|4.01||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 8 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 9 || {{sortname|Daniël|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.89||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 9 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 10 || {{sortname|Thomas|Macquarie}} || {{Bartable|3.85||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 11 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 11 || {{sortname|Ben|de Villiers}} || {{Bartable|3.79||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative & Country]] || 10 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 12 || {{sortname|Liam|Barrett}} || {{Bartable|3.62||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 12 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 13 || {{sortname|Lachlan|Dachery}} || {{Bartable|3.61||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 16 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 14 || {{sortname|Jack|Darling}} || {{Bartable|3.51||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 17 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 15 || {{sortname|Jacobus|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.14||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 13 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 16 || {{sortname|Patrick|Conway}} || {{Bartable|2.99||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 14 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 17 || {{sortname|Lewis|Kruger}} || {{Bartable|2.87||50}} || [[National Union Party|National Union]] || 15 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 18 || {{sortname|Willem|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|2.58||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 18 {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 19 || {{sortname|John|Barrett}} || {{Bartable|2.46||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || N/A {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 20 || {{sortname|Henry|King-Stewart}} || {{Bartable|2.17||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]] || 19 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 21 || {{sortname|Pieter|Dandre}} || {{Bartable|2.03||50}} || [[Asterianer Nasionale]] || 20 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 22 || {{sortname|Henry|Portlemouth}} || {{Bartable|2.00||50}} || [[Dominionist Party (Satavia)|Dominionist]] || 21 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 23 || {{sortname|Rian|de Klerk}} || {{Bartable|1.99||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative & Country]] || N/A {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 24 || {{sortname|Milo|Malan}} || {{Bartable|1.63||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || N/A {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 25 || {{sortname|Andries|Kuiper}} || {{Bartable|1.11||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || N/A {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 26 || {{sortname|Maximillian|Dumfries}} || {{Bartable|1.05||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 22 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 27 || {{sortname|Harry|Goldmann}} || {{Bartable|1.02||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 23 {{decrease}}
|}

===''The Satavian'' (2016)===
In the 2016 edition, only Edward Norton was added. Incumbent [[Jago Elliot]] was excluded.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank !! Prime Minister !! colspan=2| Average score !! Political Party !! Rank in 1996
|- align=center
| 1 || {{sortname|Sydney|Warwick}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.76||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 2 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 2 || {{sortname|Edward|Limes}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.61||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 3 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 3 || {{sortname|Leander|Kokkinakis}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.55||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 6 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 4 || {{sortname|Arthur|O'Connell}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.39||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]] || 1 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 5 || {{sortname|Eric|Edwards}} || style="background:#ACE1AF"| {{Bartable|4.37||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 7 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 6 || {{sortname|Edward|Norton}} || {{Bartable|4.36||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]] || N/A {{steady}}
|- align=center
| 7 || {{sortname|Richard|Somerset}} || {{Bartable|4.05||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 5 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 8 || {{sortname|Johan|van Vallier}} || {{Bartable|3.99||50}} || [[Dominionist Party (Satavia)|Dominionist]] || 4 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 9 || {{sortname|Thomas|Macquarie}} || {{Bartable|3.87||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 10 {{increase}}
|- align=center
| 10 || {{sortname|William|McCrory}} || {{Bartable|3.78||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 8 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 11 || {{sortname|Daniël|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.75||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 9 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 12 || {{sortname|Ben|de Villiers}} || {{Bartable|3.69||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative & Country]] || 11 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 13 || {{sortname|Liam|Barrett}} || {{Bartable|3.60||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 12 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 14 || {{sortname|Lachlan|Dachery}} || {{Bartable|3.48||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 13 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 15 || {{sortname|Jack|Darling}} || {{Bartable|3.36||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 14 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 16 || {{sortname|Jacobus|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|3.00||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 15 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 17 || {{sortname|Patrick|Conway}} || {{Bartable|2.93||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 16 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 18 || {{sortname|Lewis|Kruger}} || {{Bartable|2.60||50}} || [[National Union Party|National Union]] || 17 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 19 || {{sortname|Willem|Pienaar}} || {{Bartable|2.51||50}} || [[United Party (Satavia)|United]] || 18 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 20 || {{sortname|John|Barrett}} || {{Bartable|2.48||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 19 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 21 || {{sortname|Henry|King-Stewart}} || {{Bartable|2.44||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative]] || 20 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 22 || {{sortname|Pieter|Dandre}} || {{Bartable|2.31||50}} || [[Asterianer Nasionale]] || 21 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 23 || {{sortname|Henry|Portlemouth}} || {{Bartable|2.09||50}} || [[Dominionist Party (Satavia)|Dominionist]] || 22 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 24 || {{sortname|Rian|de Klerk}} || {{Bartable|2.04||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative & Country]] || 23 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 25 || {{sortname|Milo|Malan}} || {{Bartable|1.43||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 24 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 26 || {{sortname|Andries|Kuiper}} || {{Bartable|1.10||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 25 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 27 || {{sortname|Maximillian|Dumfries}} || {{Bartable|1.09||50}} || [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal]] || 26 {{decrease}}
|- align=center
| 28 || {{sortname|Harry|Goldmann}} || {{Bartable|1.06||50}} || [[Conservative & Country Party|Country]] || 27 {{decrease}}
|}

==Ratings by highest approval rating==
===GovYou poll===
According to GovYou (avaliable since 1977), the highest aproval rating was held by Leander Kokkinakis, who held an 81% aproval rating in September 1985.

#Leander Kokkinakis&nbsp;– 81% (18 September 1985)
#Edward Norton&nbsp;– 73% (4 January 2012)
#Jago Elliot&nbsp;– 65% (15 December 2012)
#Eric Edwards&nbsp;– 61% (27 August 1983)
#Arthur Warwick&nbsp;– 59% (14 November 2020)

==See Also==
*[[Prime Minister of Satavia]]

[[Category:Prime Ministers of Satavia]]