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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs Slovakia: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Sao Tome and Principe

0.975

in 2025

Slovakia

0.982

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

12th

Slovakia rank

10th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.982 against 0.975 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Slovakia ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 12th and Slovakia ranks 10th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	0.357	0.357	Slovakia
1910s	0	0.3037	0.3037	Slovakia
1920s	0	0.2066	0.2066	Slovakia
1930s	0	0.2824	0.2824	Slovakia
1940s	0	0.0532	0.0532	Slovakia
1950s	0	0.015	0.015	Slovakia
1960s	0	0.015	0.015	Slovakia
1970s	0	0.015	0.015	Slovakia
1980s	0.45	0.015	0.435	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.9148	0.3463	0.5685	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.954	0.9397	0.0143	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.9569	0.988	0.0311	Slovakia
2020s	0.975	0.985	0.01	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Sao Tome and Principe or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 0.982 against 0.975 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Sao Tome and Principe and Slovakia?: 0.007, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Slovakia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Slovakia rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 12th and Slovakia ranks 10th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.