Honduras vs Peru: Democracy

Honduras
2
in 2025
Peru
2
in 2025
Honduras rank
32nd
Peru rank
32nd

Democracy over time

  • Honduras
  • Peru
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 2 against 2 in Peru, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Peru ahead.

Honduras ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 11 and Peru in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Peru Difference Ahead
1830s 0.5 1 0.5 Peru
1840s 0.6 0.1 0.5 Honduras
1850s 1 0 1 Honduras
1860s 0.9 0 0.9 Honduras
1870s 0.7 0 0.7 Honduras
1880s 1 0.6667 0.3333 Honduras
1890s 0.375 0.125 0.25 Honduras
1900s 0.7 1 0.3 Peru
1910s 0.8 0.8 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.6667 0.1667 0.5 Honduras
1940s 1 0.8 0.2 Honduras
1950s 0.7 0.4 0.3 Honduras
1960s 0.1 0.7 0.6 Peru
1970s 0.1 0 0.1 Honduras
1980s 0.8 1.9 1.1 Peru
1990s 1.6 0.9 0.7 Honduras
2000s 1.9 1.9 0
2010s 1 2 1 Peru
2020s 1.67 2 0.3333 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Honduras or Peru?
Honduras, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Honduras and Peru?
0, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Peru?
170 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Honduras and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Honduras ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.