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

Senegal, at 0.46 against 0.448 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

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

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Sao Tome and Principe

0.448

in 2025

Senegal

0.46

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

62nd

Senegal rank

59th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.46 against 0.448 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd and Senegal ranks 59th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.045	0.0282	0.0168	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	0.0459	0.03	0.0159	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	0.0457	0.0315	0.0142	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	0.045	0.0304	0.0146	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	0.045	0.0449	0.0001	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.045	0.0663	0.0213	Senegal
1960s	0.0465	0.243	0.1965	Senegal
1970s	0.1027	0.2584	0.1557	Senegal
1980s	0.1597	0.3312	0.1715	Senegal
1990s	0.4013	0.4125	0.0112	Senegal
2000s	0.4451	0.4834	0.0383	Senegal
2010s	0.46	0.5249	0.0649	Senegal
2020s	0.4547	0.4928	0.0382	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?: Senegal, at 0.46 against 0.448 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?: 0.012, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd and Senegal ranks 59th 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.