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

Italy, at 0.9 against 0.892 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Sao Tome and Principe: Human Rights Index

Italy

0.9

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.892

in 2025

Italy rank

34th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

37th

Human Rights Index over time

Italy
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.9 against 0.892 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.6991	0.294	0.4051	Italy
1910s	0.6774	0.3138	0.3636	Italy
1920s	0.361	0.3088	0.0522	Italy
1930s	0.1796	0.296	0.1164	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	0.4713	0.3	0.1713	Italy
1950s	0.8355	0.2981	0.5374	Italy
1960s	0.8634	0.3217	0.5417	Italy
1970s	0.8878	0.4341	0.4537	Italy
1980s	0.9314	0.56	0.3714	Italy
1990s	0.9347	0.8433	0.0914	Italy
2000s	0.9352	0.8891	0.0461	Italy
2010s	0.9313	0.9015	0.0298	Italy
2020s	0.9115	0.8947	0.0168	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Italy or Sao Tome and Principe?: Italy, at 0.9 against 0.892 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.008, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for human rights index?: Italy ranks 34th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Sao Tome and Principe: Human Rights Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/human-rights-index-vdem/italy/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/human-rights-index-vdem/italy/sao-tome-and-principe/">Italy vs Sao Tome and Principe: Human Rights Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.