Sao Tome and Principe vs Switzerland: Sovereign state

Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Switzerland
00.20.40.60.81181619202025

How they compare

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

Across all 210 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Switzerland Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1820s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1830s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1840s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1850s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1860s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1870s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1880s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1890s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1900s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1910s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1920s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1930s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1940s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1950s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1960s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1970s 0.5 1 0.5 Switzerland
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 Switzerland?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland rank globally for sovereign state?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.