Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Cyprus or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.865 against 0.863 in Cyprus as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.002, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Sao Tome and Principe: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Cyprus

0.863

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.865

in 2025

Cyprus rank

38th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

37th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Cyprus
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.865 against 0.863 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 10 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.251	0.176	0.075	Cyprus
1910s	0.2805	0.176	0.1045	Cyprus
1920s	0.3197	0.176	0.1437	Cyprus
1930s	0.3114	0.176	0.1354	Cyprus
1940s	0.3426	0.176	0.1666	Cyprus
1950s	0.3395	0.18	0.1595	Cyprus
1960s	0.5766	0.253	0.3236	Cyprus
1970s	0.6673	0.4267	0.2406	Cyprus
1980s	0.7472	0.579	0.1682	Cyprus
1990s	0.7869	0.8651	0.0782	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.813	0.888	0.075	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.8768	0.8719	0.0049	Cyprus
2020s	0.8442	0.865	0.0208	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Cyprus or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.865 against 0.863 in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.002, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Cyprus ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.