Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Peru or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.519 against 0.506 in Peru as of 2025.

What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Peru and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.013, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru 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 liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru vs Sao Tome and Principe: Key features of liberal democracy

Peru

0.506

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.519

in 2025

Peru rank

63rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

60th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Peru
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.519 against 0.506 in Peru, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 63rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 60th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 9 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1717	0.083	0.0887	Peru
1910s	0.1447	0.0839	0.0608	Peru
1920s	0.0657	0.0836	0.0179	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	0.0603	0.083	0.0227	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	0.1636	0.083	0.0806	Peru
1950s	0.121	0.0825	0.0385	Peru
1960s	0.2379	0.0853	0.1526	Peru
1970s	0.041	0.1246	0.0836	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.4123	0.1617	0.2506	Peru
1990s	0.1687	0.4609	0.2922	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.5959	0.5184	0.0775	Peru
2010s	0.6836	0.5434	0.1402	Peru
2020s	0.5943	0.5385	0.0558	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Peru or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.519 against 0.506 in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Peru and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.013, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Peru and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Peru ranks 63rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.