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

0.015, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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

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

Sao Tome and Principe

0.892

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.877

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

109th

Zimbabwe rank

112th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.892 against 0.877 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th of 176 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.315	0.113	0.202	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	0.315	0.113	0.202	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	0.315	0.113	0.202	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	0.315	0.113	0.202	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	0.315	0.113	0.202	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.315	0.113	0.202	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.315	0.113	0.202	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.5911	0.113	0.4781	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.7333	0.6099	0.1234	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.8349	0.7018	0.1331	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.8141	0.7799	0.0342	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.915	0.9137	0.0013	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.9123	0.9028	0.0095	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.877 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?: 0.015, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for women's political participation index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th 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.