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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia 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.

Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Political Civil Liberties Index

Liberia

0.845

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.843

in 2025

Liberia rank

62nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

64th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Liberia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.484	0.137	0.347	Liberia
1910s	0.474	0.1982	0.2758	Liberia
1920s	0.474	0.1835	0.2905	Liberia
1930s	0.47	0.146	0.324	Liberia
1940s	0.3624	0.152	0.2104	Liberia
1950s	0.2145	0.1549	0.0596	Liberia
1960s	0.184	0.156	0.028	Liberia
1970s	0.3217	0.2685	0.0532	Liberia
1980s	0.188	0.385	0.197	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.4391	0.7943	0.3552	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.6927	0.849	0.1563	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.8902	0.8643	0.0259	Liberia
2020s	0.8608	0.8557	0.0052	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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