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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.843 against 0.838 in Romania as of 2025.

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

0.005, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania 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.

Romania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Political Civil Liberties Index

Romania

0.838

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.843

in 2025

Romania rank

67th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

64th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Romania
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.843 against 0.838 in Romania, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 67th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.682	0.137	0.545	Romania
1910s	0.6655	0.1982	0.4673	Romania
1920s	0.6704	0.1835	0.4869	Romania
1930s	0.5395	0.146	0.3935	Romania
1940s	0.2066	0.152	0.0546	Romania
1950s	0.046	0.1549	0.1089	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.0397	0.156	0.1163	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.03	0.2685	0.2385	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.03	0.385	0.355	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.8496	0.7943	0.0553	Romania
2000s	0.8641	0.849	0.0151	Romania
2010s	0.8769	0.8643	0.0126	Romania
2020s	0.8672	0.8557	0.0115	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Romania or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.843 against 0.838 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.005, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Romania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Romania ranks 67th 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.