How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Lithuania

0.932

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.911

in 2025

Lithuania rank

29th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

32nd

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Lithuania
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.932 against 0.911 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.021.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Lithuania ranks 29th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 8 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2675	0.261	0.0065	Lithuania
1910s	0.3594	0.261	0.0984	Lithuania
1920s	0.7084	0.261	0.4474	Lithuania
1930s	0.6427	0.261	0.3817	Lithuania
1940s	0.0065	0.261	0.2545	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.0483	0.2622	0.2139	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.0929	0.2993	0.2064	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.0957	0.4347	0.339	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.1237	0.587	0.4633	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.9201	0.8559	0.0642	Lithuania
2000s	0.9487	0.8995	0.0492	Lithuania
2010s	0.9587	0.913	0.0457	Lithuania
2020s	0.9318	0.909	0.0228	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Lithuania or Sao Tome and Principe?: Lithuania, at 0.932 against 0.911 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Lithuania and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.021, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Lithuania ranks 29th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lithuania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/individual-liberties-and-equality-before-the-law-index/lithuania/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/individual-liberties-and-equality-before-the-law-index/lithuania/sao-tome-and-principe/">Lithuania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.