What is the difference in voice and accountability between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?

1 number of surveys/polls, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau 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 Voice and Accountability (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Voice and Accountability

Guinea-Bissau

8 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

7 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

Guinea-Bissau rank

50th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

52nd

Voice and Accountability over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.5 number of surveys/polls	3 number of surveys/polls	0.5 number of surveys/polls	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	7 number of surveys/polls	5.11 number of surveys/polls	1.89 number of surveys/polls	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	8 number of surveys/polls	7 number of surveys/polls	1 number of surveys/polls	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher voice and accountability, Guinea-Bissau or Sao Tome and Principe?: Guinea-Bissau, at 8 number of surveys/polls against 7 number of surveys/polls in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in voice and accountability between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1 number of surveys/polls, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for voice and accountability?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Institute, published as Voice and Accountability (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Voice and Accountability (number of surveys/polls)
Unit: number of 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.VOIC.AC.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.VOIC.AC.ES.