Sao Tome and Principe vs Sweden: Democracy
Sao Tome and Principe
4
in 2025
Sweden
4
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
17th
Sweden rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sweden
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4 against 4 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 4 | 2.7 | Sweden |
| 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Sweden?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 4 against 4 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th and Sweden 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).