Sao Tome and Principe vs Taiwan: Full democracy
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Taiwan
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Taiwan |
| 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Taiwan?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Sao Tome and Principe and Taiwan?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Taiwan rank globally for full democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Taiwan 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+).