Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.941 against 0.937 in Ghana as of 2025.

What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.004, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Ghana

0.937

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.941

in 2025

Ghana rank

39th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

36th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Ghana
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.941 against 0.937 in Ghana, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.57	0.548	0.022	Ghana
1910s	0.57	0.548	0.022	Ghana
1920s	0.5972	0.548	0.0492	Ghana
1930s	0.5908	0.548	0.0428	Ghana
1940s	0.5733	0.548	0.0253	Ghana
1950s	0.6589	0.5407	0.1182	Ghana
1960s	0.645	0.571	0.074	Ghana
1970s	0.6615	0.6314	0.0301	Ghana
1980s	0.4552	0.711	0.2558	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.8321	0.9041	0.072	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.952	0.9475	0.0045	Ghana
2010s	0.9409	0.953	0.0121	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.9062	0.9357	0.0295	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.941 against 0.937 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.004, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Ghana ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.