Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Gambia, at 0.452 against 0.448 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Gambia

0.452

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.448

in 2025

Gambia rank

61st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

62nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Gambia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.452 against 0.448 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 61st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 9 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.058	0.045	0.013	Gambia
1910s	0.058	0.0459	0.0121	Gambia
1920s	0.058	0.0457	0.0123	Gambia
1930s	0.059	0.045	0.014	Gambia
1940s	0.0648	0.045	0.0198	Gambia
1950s	0.0807	0.045	0.0357	Gambia
1960s	0.164	0.0465	0.1175	Gambia
1970s	0.253	0.1027	0.1503	Gambia
1980s	0.2698	0.1597	0.1101	Gambia
1990s	0.2047	0.4013	0.1966	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.1771	0.4451	0.268	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.2323	0.46	0.2277	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.4162	0.4547	0.0385	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Gambia, at 0.452 against 0.448 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.004, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Gambia ranks 61st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.