Legislative Corruption Score in Honduras
Honduras: Legislative Corruption Score was -1.13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative Corruption Score in Honduras, 1839–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative corruption score in Honduras stood at -1.13.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Honduras peaked at 1.7 in 1954 and was at its lowest, -2.3, in 1839.
Honduras ranks 130th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 161 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 1 |
| 1840s | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 10 |
| 1850s | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 10 |
| 1860s | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 10 |
| 1870s | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 10 |
| 1880s | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 10 |
| 1890s | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 10 |
| 1900s | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.29 | 9 |
| 1910s | -2.29 | -2.29 | -2.29 | 10 |
| 1920s | -2.29 | -2.29 | -2.29 | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.29 | -2.29 | -2.29 | 10 |
| 1940s | -2.29 | -2.29 | -2.29 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.5 | -2.29 | 1.7 | 5 |
| 1970s | -1.96 | -1.96 | -1.96 | 1 |
| 1980s | -1.65 | -1.65 | -1.65 | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.65 | -1.65 | -1.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.65 | -1.65 | -1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.82 | -2 | -1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.19 | -1.5 | -0.998 | 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 legislative corruption score in Honduras?
- Legislative corruption score in Honduras was -1.13 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 1954.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3 in 1839.
- How does Honduras rank for legislative corruption score?
- Honduras ranks 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.