What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?

0.001, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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 Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Sao Tome and Principe

0.792

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.791

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

70th

Sierra Leone rank

71st

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.792 against 0.791 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.236	0.198	0.038	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	0.2504	0.198	0.0524	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	0.2469	0.198	0.0489	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	0.235	0.198	0.037	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	0.235	0.198	0.037	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.2384	0.2139	0.0245	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.2628	0.2996	0.0368	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.4255	0.279	0.1465	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.587	0.2942	0.2928	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.6401	0.4177	0.2224	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.6534	0.711	0.0576	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.7008	0.8059	0.1051	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.7862	0.8133	0.0272	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.792 against 0.791 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?: 0.001, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.