Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Democracy
Liberia
6
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
6
in 2025
Liberia rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Liberia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 6 against 6 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.9 | 0 | 2.9 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 2.7 | 0 | 2.7 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1 | 5.89 | 4.89 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 6 | 2.7 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Liberia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Liberia, at 6 against 6 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for democracy?
- Liberia ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.