Honduras vs United States: Free and fair elections

Honduras
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Honduras rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Honduras
  • United States
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.

Across all 156 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Honduras ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras United States Difference Ahead
1830s 0 1 1 United States
1840s 0 1 1 United States
1850s 0 1 1 United States
1860s 0 1 1 United States
1870s 0 0.7778 0.7778 United States
1880s 0 0.6 0.6 United States
1890s 0 1 1 United States
1900s 0 1 1 United States
1910s 0.3333 1 0.6667 United States
1920s 0.8 1 0.2 United States
1930s 0.4 1 0.6 United States
1940s 0 1 1 United States
1950s 0.4286 1 0.5714 United States
1960s 0 1 1 United States
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 0.9 1 0.1 United States
2010s 0.4 1 0.6 United States
2020s 0.8333 1 0.1667 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Honduras or United States?
Honduras, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Honduras and United States?
0, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and United States?
156 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Honduras and United States rank globally for free and fair elections?
Honduras ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.