Sao Tome and Principe vs Sri Lanka: Democracy
Sao Tome and Principe
6
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd
Sri Lanka rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6 against 6 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.8 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sao Tome and Principe or Sri Lanka?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6 against 6 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka rank globally for democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka 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.