Sao Tome and Principe vs Taiwan: Sovereign state
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Taiwan
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Taiwan | 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Taiwan |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Sao Tome and Principe and Taiwan?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Taiwan?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Taiwan rank globally for sovereign state?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.