Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?

Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Lexical Index (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.

Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Democracy

Bahamas

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

in 2025

Bahamas rank

1st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

1st

Democracy over time

Bahamas
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1780s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1790s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1800s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1810s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1820s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1830s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1840s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1850s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1860s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1870s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1880s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1890s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1900s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1910s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1920s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1930s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1940s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1950s	2	0	2	Bahamas
1960s	5	0	5	Bahamas
1970s	7	0.5	6.5	Bahamas
1980s	7	1	6	Bahamas
1990s	7	5.5	1.5	Bahamas
2000s	7	6	1	Bahamas
2010s	7	7	0	—
2020s	7	7	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?: Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for democracy?: Bahamas ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Lexical Index (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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Indicator: Democracy
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).