What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.002, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

Bhutan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Bhutan

0.552

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.554

in 2025

Bhutan rank

78th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

76th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Bhutan
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.554 against 0.552 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.067	0.043	0.024	Bhutan
1910s	0.067	0.0484	0.0186	Bhutan
1920s	0.067	0.0463	0.0207	Bhutan
1930s	0.067	0.04	0.027	Bhutan
1940s	0.067	0.04	0.027	Bhutan
1950s	0.071	0.0463	0.0247	Bhutan
1960s	0.0735	0.047	0.0265	Bhutan
1970s	0.078	0.086	0.008	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.1826	0.273	0.0904	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.3759	0.5852	0.2093	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.4844	0.5695	0.0851	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.5616	0.5532	0.0084	Bhutan
2020s	0.567	0.5625	0.0045	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Bhutan or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.554 against 0.552 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.002, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Bhutan ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory 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, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.