Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Malawi
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
Across all 135 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Malawi 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).