Sao Tome and Principe vs Sri Lanka: Sovereign state
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Sri Lanka?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka rank globally for sovereign state?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.