Which has higher key features of human rights, Canada or Sao Tome and Principe?

Canada, at 0.897 against 0.892 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Sao Tome and Principe: Key features of human rights

Canada

0.897

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.892

in 2025

Canada rank

35th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

37th

Key features of human rights over time

Canada
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.897 against 0.892 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.005.

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

Canada ranks 35th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 176 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.847	0.294	0.553	Canada
1910s	0.8394	0.3138	0.5256	Canada
1920s	0.8415	0.3088	0.5327	Canada
1930s	0.8473	0.296	0.5513	Canada
1940s	0.8465	0.3	0.5465	Canada
1950s	0.8796	0.2981	0.5815	Canada
1960s	0.9075	0.3217	0.5858	Canada
1970s	0.924	0.4341	0.4899	Canada
1980s	0.9272	0.56	0.3672	Canada
1990s	0.9314	0.8433	0.0881	Canada
2000s	0.9323	0.8891	0.0432	Canada
2010s	0.9334	0.9015	0.0319	Canada
2020s	0.9097	0.8947	0.015	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Canada or Sao Tome and Principe?: Canada, at 0.897 against 0.892 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Canada and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.005, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Canada and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for key features of human rights?: Canada ranks 35th 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
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.