Which has higher political civil liberties index, Honduras or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.884 against 0.876 in Honduras as of 2025.

What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Honduras and South Africa?

0.008, with South Africa ahead.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Honduras vs South Africa: Political Civil Liberties Index

Honduras

0.876

in 2025

South Africa

0.884

in 2025

Honduras rank

50th

South Africa rank

48th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Honduras
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.884 against 0.876 in Honduras, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Honduras ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1758	0.387	0.2112	South Africa
1910s	0.1722	0.408	0.2358	South Africa
1920s	0.1547	0.408	0.2533	South Africa
1930s	0.1247	0.408	0.2833	South Africa
1940s	0.1115	0.3811	0.2696	South Africa
1950s	0.4474	0.277	0.1704	Honduras
1960s	0.3514	0.2347	0.1167	Honduras
1970s	0.2534	0.2189	0.0345	Honduras
1980s	0.4667	0.2024	0.2643	Honduras
1990s	0.7293	0.7387	0.0094	South Africa
2000s	0.8126	0.9197	0.1071	South Africa
2010s	0.768	0.8953	0.1273	South Africa
2020s	0.8612	0.8848	0.0237	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Honduras or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.884 against 0.876 in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Honduras and South Africa?: 0.008, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Honduras and South Africa rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Honduras ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.