Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Honduras or India?

Honduras, at 0.495 against 0.483 in India as of 2025.

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

178 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 Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs India: Legislative Checks on Government Index

Honduras

0.495

in 2025

India

0.483

in 2025

Honduras rank

102nd

India rank

103rd

Legislative Checks on Government Index over time

Honduras
India

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 0.495 against 0.483 in India, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1838 it was India ahead.

Honduras ranks 102nd and India ranks 103rd of 174 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 3 and India in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	India	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.189	0.295	0.106	India
1840s	0.156	0.295	0.139	India
1850s	0.156	0.295	0.139	India
1860s	0.156	0.295	0.139	India
1870s	0.156	0.295	0.139	India
1880s	0.156	0.295	0.139	India
1890s	0.156	0.295	0.139	India
1900s	0.1819	0.142	0.0399	Honduras
1910s	0.193	0.142	0.051	Honduras
1920s	0.193	0.142	0.051	Honduras
1930s	0.193	0.2945	0.1015	India
1940s	0.193	0.4145	0.2215	India
1950s	0.2025	0.8042	0.6017	India
1960s	0.2053	0.804	0.5987	India
1970s	0.1967	0.804	0.6073	India
1980s	0.1834	0.842	0.6586	India
1990s	0.186	0.842	0.656	India
2000s	0.2761	0.842	0.5659	India
2010s	0.2844	0.7794	0.495	India
2020s	0.4183	0.6098	0.1915	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Honduras or India?: Honduras, at 0.495 against 0.483 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Honduras and India?: 0.012, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and India?: 178 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Honduras and India rank globally for legislative checks on government index?: Honduras ranks 102nd and India ranks 103rd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.