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

0.002, with United States ahead.

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

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs United States: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Sao Tome and Principe

0.604

in 2025

United States

0.606

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

94th

United States rank

91st

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.606 against 0.604 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.002.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th and United States ranks 91st of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.182	0.7333	0.5513	United States
1910s	0.182	0.7678	0.5858	United States
1920s	0.182	0.7551	0.5731	United States
1930s	0.182	0.8341	0.6521	United States
1940s	0.182	0.8398	0.6578	United States
1950s	0.182	0.8443	0.6623	United States
1960s	0.182	0.8976	0.7156	United States
1970s	0.3723	0.9308	0.5585	United States
1980s	0.566	0.9093	0.3433	United States
1990s	0.6186	0.9543	0.3357	United States
2000s	0.623	0.9274	0.3044	United States
2010s	0.6593	0.8896	0.2303	United States
2020s	0.6063	0.8058	0.1995	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Sao Tome and Principe or United States?: United States, at 0.606 against 0.604 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Sao Tome and Principe and United States?: 0.002, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and United States rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th and United States ranks 91st 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.