How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay?

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.

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

Sao Tome and Principe

0.911

in 2025

Uruguay

0.932

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

32nd

Uruguay rank

29th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Uruguay

How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.261	0.8042	0.5432	Uruguay
1910s	0.261	0.834	0.573	Uruguay
1920s	0.261	0.8635	0.6025	Uruguay
1930s	0.261	0.7518	0.4908	Uruguay
1940s	0.261	0.8582	0.5972	Uruguay
1950s	0.2622	0.8827	0.6205	Uruguay
1960s	0.2993	0.8639	0.5646	Uruguay
1970s	0.4347	0.323	0.1117	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.587	0.5885	0.0015	Uruguay
1990s	0.8559	0.9584	0.1025	Uruguay
2000s	0.8995	0.9625	0.063	Uruguay
2010s	0.913	0.9601	0.0471	Uruguay
2020s	0.909	0.9428	0.0338	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Sao Tome and Principe or Uruguay?: Uruguay, 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay?: 0.021, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 29th 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.