Which has higher political civil liberties index, Colombia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.843 against 0.842 in Colombia as of 2025.

What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.001, 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Political Civil Liberties Index

Colombia

0.842

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.843

in 2025

Colombia rank

66th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

64th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Colombia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.843 against 0.842 in Colombia, a difference of 0.001.

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

Colombia ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 10 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3836	0.137	0.2466	Colombia
1910s	0.5135	0.1982	0.3153	Colombia
1920s	0.4793	0.1835	0.2958	Colombia
1930s	0.5238	0.146	0.3778	Colombia
1940s	0.4894	0.152	0.3374	Colombia
1950s	0.2621	0.1549	0.1072	Colombia
1960s	0.526	0.156	0.37	Colombia
1970s	0.5553	0.2685	0.2868	Colombia
1980s	0.5227	0.385	0.1377	Colombia
1990s	0.7144	0.7943	0.0799	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.7653	0.849	0.0837	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.872	0.8643	0.0077	Colombia
2020s	0.8352	0.8557	0.0205	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Colombia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.843 against 0.842 in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.001, 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 political civil liberties index?: Colombia ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.