Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa: Liberal democracy row, gaps filled
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
32nd
South Africa rank
32nd
Liberal democracy row, gaps filled over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Africa
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy row, gaps filled, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy row, gaps filled between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa rank globally for liberal democracy row, gaps filled?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Liberal democracy row, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Liberal democracy row with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.