Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Panama
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Panama
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8571 | 0 | 0.8571 | Panama |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Panama |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | Panama |
| 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, Panama or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Panama, at 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Panama 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.