What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Sao Tome and Principe and Syria?

0.015, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

124 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 Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Syria: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Sao Tome and Principe

0.604

in 2025

Syria

0.589

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

94th

Syria rank

96th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Syria

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.604 against 0.589 in Syria, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th and Syria ranks 96th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.182	0.0362	0.1458	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	0.182	0.1041	0.0779	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	0.182	0.1363	0.0457	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	0.182	0.2155	0.0335	Syria
1940s	0.182	0.2648	0.0828	Syria
1950s	0.182	0.454	0.272	Syria
1960s	0.182	0.167	0.015	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.3723	0.0352	0.3371	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.566	0.034	0.532	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.6186	0.034	0.5846	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.623	0.0543	0.5687	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.6593	0.0311	0.6282	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.6063	0.1493	0.457	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Sao Tome and Principe or Syria?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.604 against 0.589 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Sao Tome and Principe and Syria?: 0.015, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Syria?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Syria rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th and Syria ranks 96th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.