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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.448 against 0.44 in Moldova as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.008, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

106 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.

Moldova vs Sao Tome and Principe: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Moldova

0.44

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.448

in 2025

Moldova rank

64th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

62nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Moldova
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.448 against 0.44 in Moldova, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Moldova ranks 64th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.043	0.045	0.002	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	0.0726	0.0459	0.0267	Moldova
1940s	0.1875	0.045	0.1425	Moldova
1950s	0.2142	0.045	0.1692	Moldova
1960s	0.2195	0.0465	0.173	Moldova
1970s	0.2232	0.1027	0.1205	Moldova
1980s	0.2246	0.1597	0.0649	Moldova
1990s	0.3863	0.4013	0.015	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.3559	0.4451	0.0892	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.4399	0.46	0.0201	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.5312	0.4547	0.0765	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Moldova or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.448 against 0.44 in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.008, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Moldova ranks 64th 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: 30 October 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.