Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Honduras
Honduras: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Honduras is 7, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Honduras peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2009.
That places Honduras 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | -12.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Honduras?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Honduras was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
- How does Honduras rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Honduras ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.