Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0021 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0073 units per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 19 Barbados 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Palau 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Andorra 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Saint Lucia 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Dominica 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.