Political Rights Score in Honduras
Honduras: Political Rights Score was 21 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Honduras, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Honduras is 21, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Honduras peaked at 27 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2009.
That places Honduras 113th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21 | -4.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 21 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.75 | 18 | 27 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.3 | 18 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.17 | 19 | 22 | 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 political rights score in Honduras?
- Political rights score in Honduras was 21 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2009.
- How does Honduras rank for political rights score?
- Honduras ranks 113th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.