How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Somalia: Civil Society Participation Index

Sao Tome and Principe

0.675

in 2025

Somalia

0.68

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

96th

Somalia rank

94th

Civil Society Participation Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.68 against 0.675 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th and Somalia ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.126	0.16	0.034	Somalia
1910s	0.1449	0.077	0.0679	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	0.1377	0.077	0.0607	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	0.116	0.077	0.039	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	0.116	0.1121	0.0039	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.1385	0.36	0.2215	Somalia
1960s	0.1419	0.3133	0.1714	Somalia
1970s	0.2485	0.05	0.1985	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.355	0.05	0.305	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.6619	0.3766	0.2853	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.69	0.52	0.17	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.6766	0.5945	0.0821	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.6943	0.6402	0.0542	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher civil society participation index, Sao Tome and Principe or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.68 against 0.675 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in civil society participation index between Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?: 0.005, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia rank globally for civil society participation index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th and Somalia ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.