What is public sector corruption index in Honduras?

Public sector corruption index in Honduras was 0.748 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Honduras?

The highest recorded value was 0.879 in 1838.

What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Honduras?

The lowest recorded value was 0.748 in 2024.

How does Honduras rank for public sector corruption index?

Honduras ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Honduras?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Honduras data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Honduras

Name: Public Sector Corruption Index in Honduras
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Honduras: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.748 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.748

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

41st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.879

in 1838

All-time low

0.748

in 2024

Years of data

188

1838–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Honduras, 1838–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.748 for public sector corruption index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 188 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Honduras peaked at 0.879 in 1838 and was at its lowest, 0.748, in 2024.

That places Honduras 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 188 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.879	0.879	0.879	2
1840s	0.879	0.879	0.879	10
1850s	0.879	0.879	0.879	10
1860s	0.879	0.879	0.879	10
1870s	0.879	0.879	0.879	10
1880s	0.879	0.879	0.879	10
1890s	0.879	0.879	0.879	10
1900s	0.879	0.879	0.879	10
1910s	0.879	0.879	0.879	10
1920s	0.8735	0.868	0.879	10
1930s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1940s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1950s	0.8628	0.855	0.868	10
1960s	0.855	0.855	0.855	10
1970s	0.855	0.855	0.855	10
1980s	0.8135	0.801	0.855	10
1990s	0.801	0.801	0.801	10
2000s	0.801	0.801	0.801	10
2010s	0.8245	0.803	0.851	10
2020s	0.791	0.748	0.851	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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Honduras?: Public sector corruption index in Honduras was 0.748 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Honduras?: The highest recorded value was 0.879 in 1838.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Honduras?: The lowest recorded value was 0.748 in 2024.
How does Honduras rank for public sector corruption index?: Honduras ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Honduras?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Public Sector Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).