San Marino vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sovereign state

San Marino
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
San Marino rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.20.40.60.81181619202025

How they compare

San Marino currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was San Marino ahead.

San Marino ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 194 countries.

San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1810s 1 0 1 San Marino
1820s 1 0 1 San Marino
1830s 1 0 1 San Marino
1840s 1 0 1 San Marino
1850s 1 0 1 San Marino
1860s 1 0 1 San Marino
1870s 1 0 1 San Marino
1880s 1 0 1 San Marino
1890s 1 0 1 San Marino
1900s 1 0 1 San Marino
1910s 1 0 1 San Marino
1920s 1 0 1 San Marino
1930s 1 0 1 San Marino
1940s 1 0 1 San Marino
1950s 1 0 1 San Marino
1960s 1 0 1 San Marino
1970s 1 0.5 0.5 San Marino
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, San Marino or Sao Tome and Principe?
San Marino, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between San Marino and Sao Tome and Principe?
0, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Sao Tome and Principe?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do San Marino and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sovereign state?
San Marino ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.