Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Colombia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.815 against 0.81 in Colombia as of 2025.

What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.005, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Colombia

0.81

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.815

in 2025

Colombia rank

51st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

48th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Colombia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.815 against 0.81 in Colombia, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Colombia ranks 51st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 9 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3868	0.325	0.0618	Colombia
1910s	0.5336	0.325	0.2086	Colombia
1920s	0.5335	0.325	0.2085	Colombia
1930s	0.5413	0.325	0.2163	Colombia
1940s	0.4908	0.325	0.1658	Colombia
1950s	0.3808	0.3243	0.0565	Colombia
1960s	0.583	0.3357	0.2473	Colombia
1970s	0.5878	0.4384	0.1494	Colombia
1980s	0.5971	0.526	0.0711	Colombia
1990s	0.7221	0.7552	0.0331	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.7582	0.8006	0.0424	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.7916	0.823	0.0314	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.7792	0.833	0.0538	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Colombia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.815 against 0.81 in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.005, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Colombia ranks 51st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.