Which has higher liberal democracy index, Ecuador or Honduras?

Ecuador, at 0.386 against 0.38 in Honduras as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Honduras?

164 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Honduras: Liberal Democracy Index

Ecuador

0.386

in 2025

Honduras

0.38

in 2025

Ecuador rank

78th

Honduras rank

81st

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Ecuador
Honduras

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.386 against 0.38 in Honduras, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 78th and Honduras ranks 81st of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 14 and Honduras in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.042	0.0555	0.0135	Honduras
1840s	0.0614	0.0709	0.0095	Honduras
1850s	0.088	0.07	0.018	Ecuador
1860s	0.0555	0.0701	0.0146	Honduras
1870s	0.0587	0.0668	0.0081	Honduras
1880s	0.0729	0.0746	0.0017	Honduras
1890s	0.1331	0.0707	0.0624	Ecuador
1900s	0.1538	0.0755	0.0783	Ecuador
1910s	0.1485	0.084	0.0645	Ecuador
1920s	0.125	0.084	0.041	Ecuador
1940s	0.1356	0.0726	0.063	Ecuador
1950s	0.1858	0.1041	0.0817	Ecuador
1960s	0.1258	0.0675	0.0583	Ecuador
1970s	0.0798	0.0678	0.012	Ecuador
1980s	0.428	0.1679	0.2601	Ecuador
1990s	0.456	0.2874	0.1686	Ecuador
2000s	0.4226	0.3209	0.1017	Ecuador
2010s	0.3215	0.2457	0.0758	Ecuador
2020s	0.4552	0.3385	0.1167	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Ecuador or Honduras?: Ecuador, at 0.386 against 0.38 in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Ecuador and Honduras?: 0.006, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Honduras?: 164 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Honduras rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Ecuador ranks 78th and Honduras ranks 81st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.