Citizen support for democracy in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Citizen support for democracy was 0.0113 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Sao Tome and Principe, 2015–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by 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.
Citizen support for democracy in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -0.3999 | — |
| 2016 | -0.2623 | -34.4% |
| 2017 | -0.1276 | -51.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 | -106.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 | +7.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0113 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191. (35 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0113 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019, 59% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.1542 | -0.3999 | 0.0105 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More social development data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 60 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 Claassen (2022) – processed by 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 Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.