Which has higher gender of the head of government, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?

Gabon, at 0 against 0 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

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

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gender of the head of government

Gabon

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

in 2025

Gabon rank

20th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

20th

Gender of the head of government over time

Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0 against 0 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Gabon ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0	0	0	—
1920s	0	0	0	—
1930s	0	0	0	—
1940s	0	0	0	—
1950s	0	0	0	—
1960s	0	0	0	—
1970s	0	0	0	—
1980s	0	0	0	—
1990s	0	0	0	—
2000s	0	0.3	0.3	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0	0	0	—
2020s	0.5	0	0.5	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender of the head of government, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?: Gabon, at 0 against 0 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in gender of the head of government between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gender of the head of government?: Gabon ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gender of the head of government
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,756 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.