El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Free and fair elections
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- El Salvador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 free and fair elections, El Salvador or Sao Tome and Principe?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for free and fair elections?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.