Sao Tome and Principe vs East Timor: Liberal democracy
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
32nd
East Timor rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- East Timor
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | East Timor | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 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 East Timor?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and East Timor 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.