How many years of comparable data are there for Malta 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.

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

Malta

0.929

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.911

in 2025

Malta rank

31st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

32nd

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Malta
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.929 against 0.911 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.771	0.261	0.51	Malta
1910s	0.771	0.261	0.51	Malta
1920s	0.8166	0.261	0.5556	Malta
1930s	0.828	0.261	0.567	Malta
1940s	0.835	0.261	0.574	Malta
1950s	0.855	0.2622	0.5928	Malta
1960s	0.882	0.2993	0.5827	Malta
1970s	0.897	0.4347	0.4623	Malta
1980s	0.9102	0.587	0.3232	Malta
1990s	0.943	0.8559	0.0871	Malta
2000s	0.943	0.8995	0.0435	Malta
2010s	0.9191	0.913	0.0061	Malta
2020s	0.9183	0.909	0.0093	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?: Malta, at 0.929 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 Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.018, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Malta ranks 31st 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.

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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.