Which has higher rule of law index, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.742 against 0.717 in Timor-Leste as of 2025.

What is the difference in rule of law index between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?

0.025, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?

50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Rule of Law Index

Sao Tome and Principe

0.742

in 2025

Timor-Leste

0.717

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

63rd

Timor-Leste rank

65th

Rule of Law Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.742 against 0.717 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.025.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd and Timor-Leste ranks 65th of 176 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.724	0.263	0.461	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.718	0.266	0.452	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.7694	0.3113	0.4581	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.703	0.702	0.001	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.7309	0.6871	0.0438	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.7445	0.7175	0.027	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.742 against 0.717 in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?: 0.025, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for rule of law index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd and Timor-Leste ranks 65th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.