Which has higher women's political participation index, Kyrgyzstan or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.881 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's political participation index between Kyrgyzstan and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.011, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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

Kyrgyzstan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Women's Political Participation Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.881

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.892

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan rank

111th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

109th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Kyrgyzstan
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.892 against 0.881 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.18	0.315	0.135	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	0.2526	0.315	0.0624	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	0.4331	0.315	0.1181	Kyrgyzstan
1930s	0.326	0.315	0.011	Kyrgyzstan
1940s	0.654	0.315	0.339	Kyrgyzstan
1950s	0.7682	0.315	0.4532	Kyrgyzstan
1960s	0.8612	0.315	0.5462	Kyrgyzstan
1970s	0.901	0.5911	0.3099	Kyrgyzstan
1980s	0.8963	0.7333	0.163	Kyrgyzstan
1990s	0.5279	0.8349	0.307	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.5967	0.8141	0.2174	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.8794	0.915	0.0356	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.8353	0.9123	0.077	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Kyrgyzstan or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.881 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Kyrgyzstan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.011, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 114 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for women's political participation index?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.