Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Free and fair elections
Japan
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Japan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Japan 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.
Japan ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | 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, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Japan 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.