Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Sao Tome and Principe
100.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
100.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sierra Leone
020406080100190019622025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1920s 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% Sierra Leone
1930s 0.0% 5.0% 5.0% Sierra Leone
1940s 0.0% 5.0% 5.0% Sierra Leone
1950s 0.0% 27.0% 27.0% Sierra Leone
1960s 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% Sierra Leone
1970s 56.0% 100.0% 44.0% Sierra Leone
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.