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

Nigeria, at 0.355 against 0.351 in Honduras as of 2025.

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

112 years are reported by both, from 1914 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.

Honduras vs Nigeria: Free and Fair Elections Index

Honduras

0.351

in 2025

Nigeria

0.355

in 2025

Honduras rank

108th

Nigeria rank

107th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Honduras
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.355 against 0.351 in Honduras, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Honduras ahead.

Honduras ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 107th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 9 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.1842	0	0.1842	Honduras
1920s	0.1923	0	0.1923	Honduras
1930s	0.2101	0	0.2101	Honduras
1940s	0.0772	0	0.0772	Honduras
1950s	0.1118	0.0009	0.1109	Honduras
1960s	0.0068	0.1278	0.121	Nigeria
1970s	0.0583	0.0082	0.0501	Honduras
1980s	0.4275	0.0532	0.3743	Honduras
1990s	0.6077	0.0507	0.557	Honduras
2000s	0.5242	0.2194	0.3048	Honduras
2010s	0.2711	0.3765	0.1054	Nigeria
2020s	0.3173	0.3607	0.0433	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Honduras or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.355 against 0.351 in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Honduras and Nigeria?: 0.004, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nigeria?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Honduras and Nigeria rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Honduras ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 107th 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.