Sao Tome and Principe vs Solomon Islands: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Solomon Islands | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Solomon Islands |
| 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Solomon Islands?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Solomon Islands 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).