Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Elected parliament and government

Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st

Elected parliament and government over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.

Across all 142 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
1970s 0.5 0.5 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament and government, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for elected parliament and government?
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elected parliament and government
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.