Which has higher free and fair elections index, Ethiopia or Honduras?

Honduras, at 0.351 against 0.324 in Ethiopia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Honduras?

188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Honduras: Free and Fair Elections Index

Ethiopia

0.324

in 2025

Honduras

0.351

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

111th

Honduras rank

108th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Ethiopia
Honduras

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 0.351 against 0.324 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.027.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Honduras ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 111th and Honduras ranks 108th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0	0.0565	0.0565	Honduras
1840s	0	0.0804	0.0804	Honduras
1850s	0	0.089	0.089	Honduras
1860s	0	0.1153	0.1153	Honduras
1870s	0	0.0946	0.0946	Honduras
1880s	0	0.1128	0.1128	Honduras
1890s	0	0.0681	0.0681	Honduras
1900s	0	0.0781	0.0781	Honduras
1910s	0	0.1438	0.1438	Honduras
1920s	0	0.1923	0.1923	Honduras
1930s	0	0.2101	0.2101	Honduras
1940s	0	0.0772	0.0772	Honduras
1950s	0.0624	0.1118	0.0494	Honduras
1960s	0.1245	0.0068	0.1177	Ethiopia
1970s	0.0588	0.0583	0.0005	Ethiopia
1980s	0.0275	0.4275	0.4	Honduras
1990s	0.1364	0.6077	0.4713	Honduras
2000s	0.1677	0.5242	0.3565	Honduras
2010s	0.1584	0.2711	0.1127	Honduras
2020s	0.312	0.3173	0.0053	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Ethiopia or Honduras?: Honduras, at 0.351 against 0.324 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Ethiopia and Honduras?: 0.027, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Honduras?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Honduras rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Ethiopia ranks 111th and Honduras ranks 108th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.