Freedom Score in Honduras
Honduras: Freedom Score was 47 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Honduras, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Honduras stood at 47.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Honduras peaked at 68 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2020.
That places Honduras 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 68 | — |
| 2003 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 51 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 45 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 47 | -2.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 47 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 47 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 58% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5 | 51 | 68 | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.3 | 45 | 52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47 | 44 | 48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More social development data for Honduras
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0086 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Honduras?
- Freedom score in Honduras was 47 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2020.
- How does Honduras rank for freedom score?
- Honduras ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.