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

Greece, at 0.845 against 0.843 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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.

Greece vs Sao Tome and Principe: Political Civil Liberties Index

Greece

0.845

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.843

in 2025

Greece rank

62nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

64th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Greece
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.845 against 0.843 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5997	0.137	0.4627	Greece
1910s	0.6131	0.1982	0.4149	Greece
1920s	0.5617	0.1835	0.3782	Greece
1930s	0.3627	0.146	0.2167	Greece
1940s	0.2076	0.152	0.0556	Greece
1950s	0.5252	0.1549	0.3703	Greece
1960s	0.393	0.156	0.237	Greece
1970s	0.5066	0.2685	0.2381	Greece
1980s	0.9485	0.385	0.5635	Greece
1990s	0.968	0.7943	0.1737	Greece
2000s	0.9681	0.849	0.1191	Greece
2010s	0.9592	0.8643	0.0949	Greece
2020s	0.8565	0.8557	0.0008	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Greece or Sao Tome and Principe?: Greece, at 0.845 against 0.843 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Greece and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.002, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Greece and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Greece ranks 62nd 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.