What is the difference in rule of law between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?

1 number off surveys/polls, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Institute, published as Rule of Law (number off surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Rule of Law

Equatorial Guinea

8 number off surveys/polls

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

7 number off surveys/polls

in 2011

Equatorial Guinea rank

48th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

51st

Rule of Law over time

Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 8 number off surveys/polls against 7 number off surveys/polls in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1 number off surveys/polls.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 53 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.5 number off surveys/polls	3 number off surveys/polls	1.5 number off surveys/polls	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	7 number off surveys/polls	5 number off surveys/polls	2 number off surveys/polls	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	8 number off surveys/polls	7 number off surveys/polls	1 number off surveys/polls	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?: Equatorial Guinea, at 8 number off surveys/polls against 7 number off surveys/polls in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1 number off surveys/polls, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for rule of law?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Institute, published as Rule of Law (number off surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rule of Law (number off surveys/polls)
Unit: number off surveys/polls
Source: World Bank Institute
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.RULE.LW.ES.