Which has higher human rights index, Croatia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.886 in Croatia as of 2025.

What is the difference in human rights index between Croatia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.006, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sao Tome and Principe?

85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Croatia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Human Rights Index

Croatia

0.886

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.892

in 2025

Croatia rank

39th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

37th

Human Rights Index over time

Croatia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.892 against 0.886 in Croatia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Croatia ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.14	0.3	0.16	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.3233	0.2981	0.0252	Croatia
1960s	0.3541	0.3217	0.0324	Croatia
1970s	0.38	0.4341	0.0541	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.4458	0.56	0.1142	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.6559	0.8433	0.1874	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.924	0.8891	0.0349	Croatia
2010s	0.9146	0.9015	0.0131	Croatia
2020s	0.885	0.8947	0.0097	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Croatia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.886 in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Croatia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.006, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for human rights index?: Croatia ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.