Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Indonesia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.551 against 0.542 in Indonesia as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.009, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia 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 Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Indonesia

0.542

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.551

in 2025

Indonesia rank

95th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

92nd

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Indonesia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.551 against 0.542 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Indonesia ranks 95th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 92nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.036	0.132	0.096	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	0.036	0.132	0.096	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	0.036	0.132	0.096	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	0.036	0.132	0.096	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	0.0768	0.132	0.0552	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.1786	0.132	0.0466	Indonesia
1960s	0.1878	0.1381	0.0497	Indonesia
1970s	0.3733	0.3377	0.0356	Indonesia
1980s	0.4779	0.541	0.0631	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.478	0.5446	0.0666	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.472	0.545	0.073	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.5406	0.5459	0.0053	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.4788	0.5547	0.0758	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Indonesia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.551 against 0.542 in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.009, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Indonesia ranks 95th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 92nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution 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: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.