Sao Tome and Principe vs Slovakia: Elected Political Leaders Index
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Slovakia
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Slovakia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Slovakia ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.95 | 0.95 | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 0.275 | 0.5 | 0.225 | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 0.65 | 0.8 | 0.15 | Slovakia |
| 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 political leaders index, Sao Tome and Principe or Slovakia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Sao Tome and Principe and Slovakia?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Slovakia?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Slovakia rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).