Citizen support for democracy in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Citizen support for democracy was 0.0113 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.0113
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
60th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.0113
in 2020
All-time low
-0.3999
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Citizen support for democracy in Sao Tome and Principe, 2015–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.0113 for citizen support for democracy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 102.8% over ten years.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.1542 | -0.3999 | 0.0105 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 1 |
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More social development data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.892 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.519 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.632 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.768 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.793 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.391 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.632 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Citizen support for democracy in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0113 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3999 in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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