Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.67 against 0.667 in Gambia as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.003, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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

Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Gambia

0.667

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.67

in 2025

Gambia rank

71st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

70th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Gambia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.67 against 0.667 in Gambia, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 8 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.216	0.176	0.04	Gambia
1910s	0.216	0.176	0.04	Gambia
1920s	0.216	0.176	0.04	Gambia
1930s	0.221	0.176	0.045	Gambia
1940s	0.2273	0.176	0.0513	Gambia
1950s	0.242	0.176	0.066	Gambia
1960s	0.3313	0.1812	0.1501	Gambia
1970s	0.4395	0.3517	0.0878	Gambia
1980s	0.4982	0.5168	0.0186	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.4862	0.6313	0.1451	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.483	0.652	0.169	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.5347	0.6627	0.128	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.6625	0.6652	0.0027	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.67 against 0.667 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.003, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Gambia ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.