Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Democracy
Barbados
7
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
7
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 7 against 7 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1840s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1850s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 6 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 7 | 0.5 | 6.5 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7 | 5.5 | 1.5 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Barbados, at 7 against 7 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for democracy?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).