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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.888 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.

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

0.004, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Trinidad and Tobago: Human Rights Index

Sao Tome and Principe

0.892

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.888

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

37th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

38th

Human Rights Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.892 against 0.888 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 38th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.294	0.555	0.261	Trinidad and Tobago
1910s	0.3138	0.5824	0.2686	Trinidad and Tobago
1920s	0.3088	0.6605	0.3517	Trinidad and Tobago
1930s	0.296	0.6653	0.3693	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	0.3	0.6885	0.3885	Trinidad and Tobago
1950s	0.2981	0.7243	0.4262	Trinidad and Tobago
1960s	0.3217	0.8184	0.4967	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	0.4341	0.8622	0.4281	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.56	0.8836	0.3236	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.8433	0.8975	0.0542	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.8891	0.9073	0.0182	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.9015	0.9075	0.006	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.8947	0.8928	0.0018	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Sao Tome and Principe or Trinidad and Tobago?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.888 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.004, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for human rights index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 38th 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.