Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tonga
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Tonga ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Tonga 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).