Sao Tome and Principe vs Solomon Islands: Liberal democracy
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
32nd
Solomon Islands rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2 against 2 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and Solomon Islands ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Sao Tome and Principe or Solomon Islands?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2 against 2 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and Solomon Islands ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.