Which has higher participatory democracy index, Moldova or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.391 against 0.389 in Moldova as of 2025.

What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.002, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?

106 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Moldova vs Sao Tome and Principe: Participatory Democracy Index

Moldova

0.389

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.391

in 2025

Moldova rank

66th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

65th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Moldova
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.391 against 0.389 in Moldova, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 65th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0347	0.011	0.0237	Moldova
1910s	0.0384	0.0137	0.0247	Moldova
1940s	0.0194	0.011	0.0084	Moldova
1950s	0.02	0.0128	0.0072	Moldova
1960s	0.0495	0.013	0.0365	Moldova
1970s	0.0637	0.0308	0.0329	Moldova
1980s	0.0709	0.0911	0.0202	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.2893	0.3792	0.0899	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.2814	0.403	0.1216	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.386	0.4055	0.0195	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.475	0.4033	0.0717	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Moldova or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.391 against 0.389 in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.002, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Moldova ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 65th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.