Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Honduras
Honduras: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.752 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Honduras, 1838–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.752 for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Honduras peaked at 0.9 in 1908 and was at its lowest, 0.645, in 1954.
That places Honduras 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 188 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 0.874 | — |
| 1839 | 0.899 | +2.9% |
| 1840 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.874 | -2.8% |
| 1908 | 0.9 | +3.0% |
| 1909 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.896 | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.886 | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.883 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.874 | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.869 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.645 | -25.8% |
| 1955 | 0.833 | +29.1% |
| 1956 | 0.843 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.831 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.837 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.836 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.837 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.855 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.851 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.853 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.845 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.841 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.844 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.846 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.847 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.854 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.856 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.84 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.845 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.842 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.828 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.814 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.772 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.75 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.749 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.752 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.8865 | 0.874 | 0.899 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.899 | 0.899 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.899 | 0.899 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.899 | 0.899 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.899 | 0.899 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.899 | 0.899 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.899 | 0.899 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8967 | 0.874 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8931 | 0.883 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8776 | 0.874 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.874 | 0.874 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8302 | 0.645 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.834 | 0.831 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8361 | 0.836 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8485 | 0.836 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.848 | 0.845 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.844 | 0.841 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8506 | 0.84 | 0.856 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7775 | 0.749 | 0.828 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.763 compare
- 45 Togo 0.757 compare
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- 47 Eritrea 0.752 compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 0.736 compare
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More social development data for Honduras
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Honduras?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Honduras was 0.752 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 1908.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.645 in 1954.
- How does Honduras rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Honduras ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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