Sao Tome and Principe vs United States of America: Electoral democracy
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
United States of America
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- United States of America
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2 against 2 in United States of America, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 176 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States of America |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States of America |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States of America |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States of America |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States of America |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States of America |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | United States of America |
| 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, Sao Tome and Principe or United States of America?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2 against 2 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Sao Tome and Principe and United States of America?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United States of America?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and United States of America rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and United States of America 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.