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Sao Tome and Principe

Africa

Sao Tome and Principe ranks #117 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 54.1/100.

Score

54.1

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How to read Sao Tome and Principe's freedom profile

With an overall score of 54.1/100, Sao Tome and Principe is mixed — genuinely free in some areas and notably restricted in others. It ranks #117 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Africa region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Assembly & Association (7.7/10), while Political Participation (3.9/10) is where it scores lowest. That 3.8-point spread means Sao Tome and Principe's record is uneven, with real gaps between its strongest and weakest freedoms. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.

Universal category breakdown

Assembly & Association

7.7B+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.768 (0–1)

V-DemView source

Equal Protection

7.5B+

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.746 (0–1)

V-DemView source

Free Expression

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

RSF + Freedom HouseView source

Due Process

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

World Justice ProjectView source

Property Rights

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source

Economic Liberty

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source

Freedom of Movement

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source

Privacy

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source

Religion

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source

Political Participation

3.9D-

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.391 (0–1)

V-DemView source

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