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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Honduras

Honduras: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.692 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.692
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
83rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.695
in 2023
All-time low
0.149
in 1838
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Honduras, 1838–2025

0.20.40.6183819312025

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

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.692 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Honduras peaked at 0.695 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.149, in 1838.

Honduras ranks 83rd 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.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Honduras, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 0.149 —
1839 0.212 +42.3%
1840 0.217 +2.4%
1841 0.217 +0.0%
1842 0.217 +0.0%
1843 0.217 +0.0%
1844 0.217 +0.0%
1845 0.217 +0.0%
1846 0.217 +0.0%
1847 0.217 +0.0%
1848 0.217 +0.0%
1849 0.217 +0.0%
1850 0.217 +0.0%
1851 0.217 +0.0%
1852 0.217 +0.0%
1853 0.217 +0.0%
1854 0.217 +0.0%
1855 0.217 +0.0%
1856 0.217 +0.0%
1857 0.217 +0.0%
1858 0.217 +0.0%
1859 0.217 +0.0%
1860 0.217 +0.0%
1861 0.217 +0.0%
1862 0.217 +0.0%
1863 0.217 +0.0%
1864 0.217 +0.0%
1865 0.217 +0.0%
1866 0.217 +0.0%
1867 0.217 +0.0%
1868 0.217 +0.0%
1869 0.217 +0.0%
1870 0.217 +0.0%
1871 0.217 +0.0%
1872 0.217 +0.0%
1873 0.217 +0.0%
1874 0.217 +0.0%
1875 0.217 +0.0%
1876 0.221 +1.8%
1877 0.221 +0.0%
1878 0.221 +0.0%
1879 0.221 +0.0%
1880 0.221 +0.0%
1881 0.221 +0.0%
1882 0.221 +0.0%
1883 0.221 +0.0%
1884 0.221 +0.0%
1885 0.221 +0.0%
1886 0.221 +0.0%
1887 0.221 +0.0%
1888 0.221 +0.0%
1889 0.221 +0.0%
1890 0.221 +0.0%
1891 0.221 +0.0%
1892 0.221 +0.0%
1893 0.221 +0.0%
1894 0.221 +0.0%
1895 0.221 +0.0%
1896 0.221 +0.0%
1897 0.221 +0.0%
1898 0.221 +0.0%
1899 0.221 +0.0%
1900 0.221 +0.0%
1901 0.221 +0.0%
1902 0.221 +0.0%
1903 0.23 +4.1%
1904 0.23 +0.0%
1905 0.23 +0.0%
1906 0.263 +14.3%
1907 0.209 -20.5%
1908 0.254 +21.5%
1909 0.26 +2.4%
1910 0.254 -2.3%
1911 0.254 +0.0%
1912 0.249 -2.0%
1913 0.249 +0.0%
1914 0.249 +0.0%
1915 0.249 +0.0%
1916 0.249 +0.0%
1917 0.247 -0.8%
1918 0.247 +0.0%
1919 0.262 +6.1%
1920 0.251 -4.2%
1921 0.251 +0.0%
1922 0.252 +0.4%
1923 0.254 +0.8%
1924 0.19 -25.2%
1925 0.255 +34.2%
1926 0.236 -7.5%
1927 0.236 +0.0%
1928 0.236 +0.0%
1929 0.266 +12.7%
1930 0.268 +0.8%
1931 0.268 +0.0%
1932 0.268 +0.0%
1933 0.233 -13.1%
1934 0.204 -12.4%
1935 0.207 +1.5%
1936 0.208 +0.5%
1937 0.208 +0.0%
1938 0.208 +0.0%
1939 0.23 +10.6%
1940 0.234 +1.7%
1941 0.208 -11.1%
1942 0.208 +0.0%
1943 0.206 -1.0%
1944 0.209 +1.5%
1945 0.209 +0.0%
1946 0.209 +0.0%
1947 0.209 +0.0%
1948 0.212 +1.4%
1949 0.217 +2.4%
1950 0.308 +41.9%
1951 0.308 +0.0%
1952 0.308 +0.0%
1953 0.308 +0.0%
1954 0.331 +7.5%
1955 0.259 -21.8%
1956 0.259 +0.0%
1957 0.238 -8.1%
1958 0.256 +7.6%
1959 0.253 -1.2%
1960 0.254 +0.4%
1961 0.249 -2.0%
1962 0.254 +2.0%
1963 0.219 -13.8%
1964 0.172 -21.5%
1965 0.161 -6.4%
1966 0.161 +0.0%
1967 0.161 +0.0%
1968 0.158 -1.9%
1969 0.158 +0.0%
1970 0.156 -1.3%
1971 0.219 +40.4%
1972 0.259 +18.3%
1973 0.185 -28.6%
1974 0.185 +0.0%
1975 0.185 +0.0%
1976 0.188 +1.6%
1977 0.188 +0.0%
1978 0.164 -12.8%
1979 0.161 -1.8%
1980 0.204 +26.7%
1981 0.276 +35.3%
1982 0.336 +21.7%
1983 0.352 +4.8%
1984 0.352 +0.0%
1985 0.354 +0.6%
1986 0.367 +3.7%
1987 0.367 +0.0%
1988 0.374 +1.9%
1989 0.376 +0.5%
1990 0.434 +15.4%
1991 0.442 +1.8%
1992 0.455 +2.9%
1993 0.444 -2.4%
1994 0.454 +2.3%
1995 0.466 +2.6%
1996 0.464 -0.4%
1997 0.468 +0.9%
1998 0.47 +0.4%
1999 0.485 +3.2%
2000 0.508 +4.7%
2001 0.512 +0.8%
2002 0.512 +0.0%
2003 0.512 +0.0%
2004 0.512 +0.0%
2005 0.514 +0.4%
2006 0.521 +1.4%
2007 0.528 +1.3%
2008 0.551 +4.4%
2009 0.557 +1.1%
2010 0.48 -13.8%
2011 0.491 +2.3%
2012 0.468 -4.7%
2013 0.515 +10.0%
2014 0.529 +2.7%
2015 0.472 -10.8%
2016 0.497 +5.3%
2017 0.486 -2.2%
2018 0.523 +7.6%
2019 0.505 -3.4%
2020 0.506 +0.2%
2021 0.518 +2.4%
2022 0.669 +29.2%
2023 0.695 +3.9%
2024 0.664 -4.5%
2025 0.692 +4.2%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.692 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.446, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.692 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.1805 0.149 0.212 2
1840s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1850s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1860s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1870s 0.2186 0.217 0.221 10
1880s 0.221 0.221 0.221 10
1890s 0.221 0.221 0.221 10
1900s 0.2339 0.209 0.263 10
1910s 0.2509 0.247 0.262 10
1920s 0.2427 0.19 0.266 10
1930s 0.2302 0.204 0.268 10
1940s 0.2121 0.206 0.234 10
1950s 0.2828 0.238 0.331 10
1960s 0.1947 0.158 0.254 10
1970s 0.189 0.156 0.259 10
1980s 0.3358 0.204 0.376 10
1990s 0.4582 0.434 0.485 10
2000s 0.5227 0.508 0.557 10
2010s 0.4966 0.468 0.529 10
2020s 0.624 0.506 0.695 6

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 80 East Timor 0.713 compare
  2. 81 Zambia 0.706 compare
  3. 82 Tanzania 0.704 compare
  4. 84 Sierra Leone 0.673 compare
  5. 85 Hungary 0.667 compare
  6. 86 Thailand 0.666 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Honduras?
Liberal political institutions index in Honduras was 0.692 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.695 in 2023.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.149 in 1838.
How does Honduras rank for liberal political institutions index?
Honduras ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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