Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Democracy, gaps filled

Lesotho
6
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
6
in 2025
Lesotho rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd

Democracy, gaps filled over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sao Tome and Principe
02468190019622025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 6 against 6 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Lesotho ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 1.1 0 1.1 Lesotho
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Lesotho
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1.2 5.3 4.1 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 4.6 6 1.4 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 5.9 6 0.1 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 6.17 6 0.1667 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
Lesotho, at 6 against 6 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
Lesotho ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Democracy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 29,665 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.