Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Liberia
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Liberia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
Across all 205 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Liberia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Liberia, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Liberia ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).