Iceland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Democracy
Iceland
4
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
4
in 2025
Iceland rank
17th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Iceland
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4 against 4 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Iceland ranks 17th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 4.1 | 1 | 3.1 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Iceland, at 4 against 4 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for democracy?
- Iceland ranks 17th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).