Netherlands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Netherlands
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Netherlands
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Netherlands or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Netherlands, at 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.