What is the difference in government effectiveness index vs. electoral democracy index between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.027, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Sao Tome and Principe: Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

0.605

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.632

in 2025

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

69th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

66th

Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.632 against 0.605 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.027.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 69th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 66th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 11 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1727	0.025	0.1477	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1910s	0.1749	0.0358	0.1391	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1920s	0.1671	0.0333	0.1338	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1930s	0.1292	0.026	0.1032	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1940s	0.1432	0.028	0.1152	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1950s	0.2094	0.0278	0.1816	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s	0.2056	0.028	0.1776	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s	0.0986	0.0966	0.002	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s	0.4063	0.1673	0.239	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s	0.713	0.5801	0.1329	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	0.7293	0.6409	0.0884	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	0.6219	0.6565	0.0346	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.5397	0.6458	0.1062	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness index vs. electoral democracy index, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.632 against 0.605 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in government effectiveness index vs. electoral democracy index between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.027, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for government effectiveness index vs. electoral democracy index?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 69th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 66th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 29,523 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.