Sao Tome and Principe vs South Sudan: Sovereign state
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
South Sudan
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
South Sudan rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Sudan
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was South Sudan ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, Sao Tome and Principe or South Sudan?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan rank globally for sovereign state?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and South Sudan 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.