What is human rights index in Honduras?

Human rights index in Honduras was 0.819 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Honduras?

The highest recorded value was 0.821 in 2024.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Honduras?

The lowest recorded value was 0.203 in 1943.

How does Honduras rank for human rights index?

Honduras ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Honduras?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Honduras data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Honduras

Name: Human Rights Index in Honduras
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Honduras: Human Rights Index was 0.819 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.819

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

68th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.821

in 2024

All-time low

0.203

in 1943

Years of data

188

1838–2025

Human Rights Index in Honduras, 1838–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Honduras stood at 0.819.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Honduras peaked at 0.821 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.203, in 1943.

Honduras ranks 68th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.2685	0.268	0.269	2
1840s	0.268	0.268	0.268	10
1850s	0.268	0.268	0.268	10
1860s	0.268	0.268	0.268	10
1870s	0.2728	0.268	0.28	10
1880s	0.28	0.28	0.28	10
1890s	0.28	0.28	0.28	10
1900s	0.277	0.27	0.281	10
1910s	0.2754	0.263	0.289	10
1920s	0.2755	0.261	0.311	10
1930s	0.2472	0.204	0.324	10
1940s	0.2172	0.203	0.246	10
1950s	0.4396	0.402	0.479	10
1960s	0.3708	0.295	0.488	10
1970s	0.2957	0.289	0.302	10
1980s	0.4403	0.364	0.486	10
1990s	0.6951	0.608	0.748	10
2000s	0.7677	0.653	0.799	10
2010s	0.7571	0.714	0.792	10
2020s	0.8058	0.773	0.821	6

Countries ranked near Honduras

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More social development data for Honduras

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 270 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 94,449 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.511 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.861 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.871 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.511 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.32 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.38 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Honduras?: Human rights index in Honduras was 0.819 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Honduras?: The highest recorded value was 0.821 in 2024.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Honduras?: The lowest recorded value was 0.203 in 1943.
How does Honduras rank for human rights index?: Honduras ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Honduras?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.