Honduras vs Sri Lanka: Democracy
Honduras
6
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6
in 2025
Honduras rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Honduras
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 6 against 6 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Honduras ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 14 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Honduras |
| 1840s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Honduras |
| 1850s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Honduras |
| 1860s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Honduras |
| 1870s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Honduras |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Honduras |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Honduras |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Honduras |
| 1910s | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | Honduras |
| 1920s | 2.2 | 2 | 0.2 | Honduras |
| 1930s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Honduras |
| 1940s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2.2 | 7 | 4.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.3 | 7 | 3.7 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 6 | 5.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 6.2 | 6 | 0.2 | Honduras |
| 2000s | 6.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Honduras |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Honduras or Sri Lanka?
- Honduras, at 6 against 6 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Honduras and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Sri Lanka?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Sri Lanka rank globally for democracy?
- Honduras ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).