Judicial Corruption Score in Honduras
Honduras: Judicial Corruption Score was -0.705 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Judicial Corruption Score in Honduras, 1838–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial corruption score in Honduras stood at -0.705. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.
The figure is up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Honduras peaked at -0.705 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.02, in 1838.
Honduras ranks 116th 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 | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 2 |
| 1840s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1860s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1880s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9884 | -1.01 | -0.887 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7657 | -0.887 | -0.705 | 6 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in Honduras?
- Judicial corruption score in Honduras was -0.705 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was -0.705 in 2022.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 in 1838.
- How does Honduras rank for judicial corruption score?
- Honduras ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.