Key features of human rights in Honduras
Honduras: Key features of human rights was 0.819 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of human rights in Honduras, 1838–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Honduras is 0.819, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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.
Key features of human rights in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 0.269 | — |
| 1839 | 0.268 | -0.4% |
| 1840 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.28 | +4.5% |
| 1877 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.281 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.272 | -3.2% |
| 1907 | 0.27 | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.276 | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.271 | -1.8% |
| 1911 | 0.272 | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.279 | +2.6% |
| 1913 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.28 | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.263 | -6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.289 | +9.9% |
| 1920 | 0.273 | -5.5% |
| 1921 | 0.271 | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.287 | +5.9% |
| 1923 | 0.276 | -3.8% |
| 1924 | 0.27 | -2.2% |
| 1925 | 0.278 | +3.0% |
| 1926 | 0.261 | -6.1% |
| 1927 | 0.264 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.311 | +17.8% |
| 1930 | 0.324 | +4.2% |
| 1931 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.314 | -3.1% |
| 1933 | 0.271 | -13.7% |
| 1934 | 0.211 | -22.1% |
| 1935 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.205 | -2.8% |
| 1937 | 0.204 | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.213 | +4.4% |
| 1941 | 0.207 | -2.8% |
| 1942 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.203 | -1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.207 | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 0.221 | +6.8% |
| 1946 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.226 | +2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.246 | +8.8% |
| 1950 | 0.442 | +79.7% |
| 1951 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.427 | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.406 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 0.402 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.44 | +9.5% |
| 1958 | 0.479 | +8.9% |
| 1959 | 0.474 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.488 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 0.479 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.484 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.426 | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.311 | -27.0% |
| 1965 | 0.31 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.295 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.293 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.298 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.296 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.302 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.291 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.289 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.364 | +26.0% |
| 1981 | 0.431 | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 0.424 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.429 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.433 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.464 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.467 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.476 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.486 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.608 | +25.1% |
| 1991 | 0.642 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.655 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.652 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.727 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.732 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.74 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.747 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.748 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.768 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.783 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.782 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.797 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.799 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.796 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.653 | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.714 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.731 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.744 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.781 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.782 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.76 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.751 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.731 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.792 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.785 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.791 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.773 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.811 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.82 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.821 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.819 | -0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.819 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.819 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of human rights in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +79.7% | 0.246 | 0.442 |
| 1964 | -27.0% | 0.426 | 0.311 |
| 1980 | +26.0% | 0.289 | 0.364 |
| 1990 | +25.1% | 0.486 | 0.608 |
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
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 key features of human rights in Honduras?
- Key features of human rights in Honduras was 0.819 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.821 in 2024.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.203 in 1943.
- How does Honduras rank for key features of human rights?
- Honduras ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.