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

Guyana, at 0.855 against 0.843 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana 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.

Guyana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Political Civil Liberties Index

Guyana

0.855

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.843

in 2025

Guyana rank

61st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

64th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Guyana
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.855 against 0.843 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.012.

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

Guyana ranks 61st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 11 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5509	0.137	0.4139	Guyana
1910s	0.551	0.1982	0.3528	Guyana
1920s	0.5504	0.1835	0.3669	Guyana
1930s	0.5564	0.146	0.4104	Guyana
1940s	0.5745	0.152	0.4225	Guyana
1950s	0.5978	0.1549	0.4429	Guyana
1960s	0.6719	0.156	0.5159	Guyana
1970s	0.6094	0.2685	0.3409	Guyana
1980s	0.5107	0.385	0.1257	Guyana
1990s	0.6854	0.7943	0.1089	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.7869	0.849	0.0621	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.8659	0.8643	0.0016	Guyana
2020s	0.8613	0.8557	0.0057	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Guyana or Sao Tome and Principe?: Guyana, at 0.855 against 0.843 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.012, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Guyana ranks 61st 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.