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Sao Tome and Principe Political Corruption Index

0.289as of 2025+1.4% vs 2024

V-Dem expert-coded index of political corruption across government on a 0-1 scale (higher is more corrupt). Source: OWID GOVERNANCE. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodPolitical Corruption Index
20250.289
20240.285
20230.285
20220.289
20210.289
20200.289
20190.266
20180.298
20170.295
20160.3
20150.3
20140.3

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curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ST&metric_key=political_corruption_index" \
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Political Corruption Index across Africa

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CountryPolitical Corruption IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.8342025
Kenya0.5642025
South Africa0.5382025
Egypt0.7292025
Ghana0.6152025
Ethiopia0.5292025

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