Which has higher safety and rule of law, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?

Ghana, at 72.04 against 64.93 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Safety and Rule of Law

Ghana

72.04

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

64.93

in 2011

Ghana rank

6th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

9th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

Ghana
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 72.04 against 64.93 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 7.11.

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

Across all 12 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 52 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	72.77	69.37	3.41	Ghana
2010s	71.66	64.91	6.75	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?: Ghana, at 72.04 against 64.93 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 7.11, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for safety and rule of law?: Ghana ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Safety and Rule of Law
Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.