Sao Tome and Principe
Rank 73 / 190
Civica PulseBetaTrailing 365 days
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Civica Index breakdown · 4 governance dimensionsweights empirically derived · source-specific inputs
How the 56 is calculated.
Democratic Quality
V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index
27%
64
contributes 17 pts
Rule of Law
World Bank WGI
26%
44
contributes 11 pts
Freedoms & Rights
Freedom House
23%
83
contributes 19 pts
Corruption Control
Transparency International
24%
45
contributes 11 pts
History · quarterly CI trend
How the index has moved over time.
Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.
Regional rank
Where Sao Tome and Principe sits against peers.
Global#73 of 190
Africa#8 of 53
World Bank region
Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income
#3of 19
V-Dem Regimes of the World
Electoral Democracy
#19of 55
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Government taxonomy
Raw source
semi-presidential republic
Regime type
Semi-presidential democracy · 2025
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Civica Index for Sao Tome and Principe, 2026-05-07. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/sao-tome-and-principe