Political Rights Rating in Honduras
Honduras: Political Rights Rating was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1972
All-time low
2
in 1982
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political Rights Rating in Honduras, 1972–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 4 for political rights rating in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating in Honduras peaked at 7 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1982.
Honduras ranks 79th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Political Rights Rating in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.12 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.33 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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- 79 Papua New Guinea 4 compare
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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)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating in Honduras?
- Political rights rating in Honduras was 4 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1982.
- How does Honduras rank for political rights rating?
- Honduras ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.