Honduras vs United States: Electoral democracy

Honduras
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Honduras rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Honduras
  • United States
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was United States ahead.

Honduras ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras United States Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 Honduras
1960s 0.3 0.5 0.2 United States
1970s 0 1 1 United States
1980s 0.8 1 0.2 United States
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 0.9 1 0.1 United States
2010s 0.4 1 0.6 United States
2020s 0.8333 1 0.1667 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Honduras or United States?
Honduras, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Honduras and United States?
0, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and United States?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Honduras and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?
Honduras ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).