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

Lesotho, at 68.9 against 64.93 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho 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.

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

Lesotho

68.9

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

64.93

in 2011

Lesotho rank

8th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

9th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 68.9 against 64.93 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.97.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Lesotho ranks 8th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	68.42	69.37	0.9493	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	68.75	64.91	3.84	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?: Lesotho, at 68.9 against 64.93 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 3.97, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for safety and rule of law?: Lesotho ranks 8th 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: 21 August 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.