Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Full democracy
Samoa
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for full democracy?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).