Sao Tome and Principe: Clean elections index

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 Sao Tome and Principe

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.814
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.412
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.845
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.814 index points, a decline from 0.816 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Sao Tome and Principe from 1960 to 2023 is 0.412 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.845 index points was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Sao Tome and Principe - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sao Tome and Principe - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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