Judicial Checks on Government Index in Honduras

Honduras: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.821 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.821
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
51st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.821
in 2025
All-time low
0.218
in 1965
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Honduras, 1838–2025

0.20.40.60.8183819312025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Honduras stood at 0.821. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Honduras peaked at 0.821 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.218, in 1965.

Honduras ranks 51st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in Honduras, 1838 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1838 0.224
1839 0.224 +0.0%
1840 0.244 +8.9%
1841 0.244 +0.0%
1842 0.244 +0.0%
1843 0.244 +0.0%
1844 0.244 +0.0%
1845 0.244 +0.0%
1846 0.244 +0.0%
1847 0.244 +0.0%
1848 0.244 +0.0%
1849 0.244 +0.0%
1850 0.244 +0.0%
1851 0.244 +0.0%
1852 0.244 +0.0%
1853 0.244 +0.0%
1854 0.244 +0.0%
1855 0.244 +0.0%
1856 0.244 +0.0%
1857 0.244 +0.0%
1858 0.244 +0.0%
1859 0.244 +0.0%
1860 0.244 +0.0%
1861 0.244 +0.0%
1862 0.244 +0.0%
1863 0.244 +0.0%
1864 0.244 +0.0%
1865 0.244 +0.0%
1866 0.244 +0.0%
1867 0.244 +0.0%
1868 0.244 +0.0%
1869 0.244 +0.0%
1870 0.244 +0.0%
1871 0.244 +0.0%
1872 0.244 +0.0%
1873 0.244 +0.0%
1874 0.244 +0.0%
1875 0.244 +0.0%
1876 0.244 +0.0%
1877 0.244 +0.0%
1878 0.244 +0.0%
1879 0.244 +0.0%
1880 0.244 +0.0%
1881 0.244 +0.0%
1882 0.244 +0.0%
1883 0.244 +0.0%
1884 0.244 +0.0%
1885 0.244 +0.0%
1886 0.244 +0.0%
1887 0.244 +0.0%
1888 0.244 +0.0%
1889 0.244 +0.0%
1890 0.244 +0.0%
1891 0.244 +0.0%
1892 0.244 +0.0%
1893 0.244 +0.0%
1894 0.244 +0.0%
1895 0.244 +0.0%
1896 0.244 +0.0%
1897 0.244 +0.0%
1898 0.244 +0.0%
1899 0.244 +0.0%
1900 0.244 +0.0%
1901 0.244 +0.0%
1902 0.244 +0.0%
1903 0.244 +0.0%
1904 0.244 +0.0%
1905 0.244 +0.0%
1906 0.356 +45.9%
1907 0.356 +0.0%
1908 0.323 -9.3%
1909 0.323 +0.0%
1910 0.323 +0.0%
1911 0.323 +0.0%
1912 0.303 -6.2%
1913 0.303 +0.0%
1914 0.303 +0.0%
1915 0.303 +0.0%
1916 0.303 +0.0%
1917 0.303 +0.0%
1918 0.303 +0.0%
1919 0.303 +0.0%
1920 0.308 +1.7%
1921 0.308 +0.0%
1922 0.308 +0.0%
1923 0.308 +0.0%
1924 0.308 +0.0%
1925 0.308 +0.0%
1926 0.261 -15.3%
1927 0.261 +0.0%
1928 0.261 +0.0%
1929 0.281 +7.7%
1930 0.281 +0.0%
1931 0.281 +0.0%
1932 0.281 +0.0%
1933 0.233 -17.1%
1934 0.233 +0.0%
1935 0.244 +4.7%
1936 0.244 +0.0%
1937 0.244 +0.0%
1938 0.244 +0.0%
1939 0.306 +25.4%
1940 0.306 +0.0%
1941 0.242 -20.9%
1942 0.242 +0.0%
1943 0.242 +0.0%
1944 0.242 +0.0%
1945 0.242 +0.0%
1946 0.242 +0.0%
1947 0.242 +0.0%
1948 0.253 +4.5%
1949 0.253 +0.0%
1950 0.304 +20.2%
1951 0.304 +0.0%
1952 0.304 +0.0%
1953 0.304 +0.0%
1954 0.428 +40.8%
1955 0.428 +0.0%
1956 0.428 +0.0%
1957 0.328 -23.4%
1958 0.328 +0.0%
1959 0.328 +0.0%
1960 0.328 +0.0%
1961 0.328 +0.0%
1962 0.328 +0.0%
1963 0.306 -6.7%
1964 0.249 -18.6%
1965 0.218 -12.4%
1966 0.218 +0.0%
1967 0.218 +0.0%
1968 0.218 +0.0%
1969 0.218 +0.0%
1970 0.218 +0.0%
1971 0.243 +11.5%
1972 0.327 +34.6%
1973 0.303 -7.3%
1974 0.303 +0.0%
1975 0.303 +0.0%
1976 0.303 +0.0%
1977 0.303 +0.0%
1978 0.23 -24.1%
1979 0.23 +0.0%
1980 0.302 +31.3%
1981 0.414 +37.1%
1982 0.465 +12.3%
1983 0.497 +6.9%
1984 0.497 +0.0%
1985 0.497 +0.0%
1986 0.497 +0.0%
1987 0.497 +0.0%
1988 0.497 +0.0%
1989 0.497 +0.0%
1990 0.598 +20.3%
1991 0.598 +0.0%
1992 0.618 +3.3%
1993 0.597 -3.4%
1994 0.597 +0.0%
1995 0.597 +0.0%
1996 0.597 +0.0%
1997 0.597 +0.0%
1998 0.597 +0.0%
1999 0.648 +8.5%
2000 0.648 +0.0%
2001 0.648 +0.0%
2002 0.648 +0.0%
2003 0.648 +0.0%
2004 0.648 +0.0%
2005 0.648 +0.0%
2006 0.663 +2.3%
2007 0.679 +2.4%
2008 0.679 +0.0%
2009 0.626 -7.8%
2010 0.599 -4.3%
2011 0.62 +3.5%
2012 0.544 -12.3%
2013 0.619 +13.8%
2014 0.619 +0.0%
2015 0.477 -22.9%
2016 0.551 +15.5%
2017 0.53 -3.8%
2018 0.589 +11.1%
2019 0.577 -2.0%
2020 0.573 -0.7%
2021 0.635 +10.8%
2022 0.796 +25.4%
2023 0.816 +2.5%
2024 0.816 +0.0%
2025 0.821 +0.6%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.821 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.505, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.821 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.694, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.224 0.224 0.224 2
1840s 0.244 0.244 0.244 10
1850s 0.244 0.244 0.244 10
1860s 0.244 0.244 0.244 10
1870s 0.244 0.244 0.244 10
1880s 0.244 0.244 0.244 10
1890s 0.244 0.244 0.244 10
1900s 0.2822 0.244 0.356 10
1910s 0.307 0.303 0.323 10
1920s 0.2912 0.261 0.308 10
1930s 0.2591 0.233 0.306 10
1940s 0.2506 0.242 0.306 10
1950s 0.3484 0.304 0.428 10
1960s 0.2629 0.218 0.328 10
1970s 0.2763 0.218 0.327 10
1980s 0.466 0.302 0.497 10
1990s 0.6044 0.597 0.648 10
2000s 0.6535 0.626 0.679 10
2010s 0.5725 0.477 0.62 10
2020s 0.7428 0.573 0.821 6

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 48 Ghana 0.827 compare
  2. 48 Trinidad and Tobago 0.827 compare
  3. 50 Belgium 0.826 compare
  4. 52 Lesotho 0.82 compare
  5. 52 Solomon Islands 0.82 compare
  6. 54 Namibia 0.811 compare
  7. 54 Slovakia 0.811 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Honduras?
Judicial checks on government index in Honduras was 0.821 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.821 in 2025.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.218 in 1965.
How does Honduras rank for judicial checks on government index?
Honduras ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.