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Political centralization index in Honduras

Honduras: Political centralization index was 0.236 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.236
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
106th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.877
in 1838
All-time low
0.231
in 2023
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Political centralization index in Honduras, 1838–2025

0.20.40.60.8183819312025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.236 for political centralization index in 2025.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Honduras peaked at 0.877 in 1838 and was at its lowest, 0.231, in 2023.

Honduras ranks 106th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Political centralization index in Honduras, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 0.877 —
1839 0.815 -7.1%
1840 0.799 -2.0%
1841 0.799 +0.0%
1842 0.799 +0.0%
1843 0.799 +0.0%
1844 0.799 +0.0%
1845 0.799 +0.0%
1846 0.799 +0.0%
1847 0.799 +0.0%
1848 0.799 +0.0%
1849 0.799 +0.0%
1850 0.799 +0.0%
1851 0.799 +0.0%
1852 0.799 +0.0%
1853 0.799 +0.0%
1854 0.799 +0.0%
1855 0.799 +0.0%
1856 0.799 +0.0%
1857 0.799 +0.0%
1858 0.799 +0.0%
1859 0.799 +0.0%
1860 0.799 +0.0%
1861 0.799 +0.0%
1862 0.799 +0.0%
1863 0.799 +0.0%
1864 0.799 +0.0%
1865 0.799 +0.0%
1866 0.799 +0.0%
1867 0.799 +0.0%
1868 0.799 +0.0%
1869 0.799 +0.0%
1870 0.799 +0.0%
1871 0.799 +0.0%
1872 0.799 +0.0%
1873 0.799 +0.0%
1874 0.799 +0.0%
1875 0.799 +0.0%
1876 0.799 +0.0%
1877 0.799 +0.0%
1878 0.799 +0.0%
1879 0.799 +0.0%
1880 0.799 +0.0%
1881 0.799 +0.0%
1882 0.799 +0.0%
1883 0.799 +0.0%
1884 0.799 +0.0%
1885 0.799 +0.0%
1886 0.799 +0.0%
1887 0.799 +0.0%
1888 0.799 +0.0%
1889 0.799 +0.0%
1890 0.799 +0.0%
1891 0.799 +0.0%
1892 0.799 +0.0%
1893 0.799 +0.0%
1894 0.799 +0.0%
1895 0.799 +0.0%
1896 0.799 +0.0%
1897 0.799 +0.0%
1898 0.799 +0.0%
1899 0.799 +0.0%
1900 0.799 +0.0%
1901 0.799 +0.0%
1902 0.799 +0.0%
1903 0.799 +0.0%
1904 0.79 -1.1%
1905 0.79 +0.0%
1906 0.714 -9.6%
1907 0.704 -1.4%
1908 0.743 +5.5%
1909 0.743 +0.0%
1910 0.743 +0.0%
1911 0.743 +0.0%
1912 0.745 +0.3%
1913 0.745 +0.0%
1914 0.745 +0.0%
1915 0.745 +0.0%
1916 0.745 +0.0%
1917 0.745 +0.0%
1918 0.745 +0.0%
1919 0.745 +0.0%
1920 0.749 +0.5%
1921 0.749 +0.0%
1922 0.749 +0.0%
1923 0.749 +0.0%
1924 0.749 +0.0%
1925 0.749 +0.0%
1926 0.763 +1.9%
1927 0.758 -0.7%
1928 0.747 -1.5%
1929 0.738 -1.2%
1930 0.738 +0.0%
1931 0.738 +0.0%
1932 0.738 +0.0%
1933 0.778 +5.4%
1934 0.77 -1.0%
1935 0.765 -0.6%
1936 0.786 +2.7%
1937 0.786 +0.0%
1938 0.786 +0.0%
1939 0.739 -6.0%
1940 0.739 +0.0%
1941 0.781 +5.7%
1942 0.797 +2.0%
1943 0.797 +0.0%
1944 0.797 +0.0%
1945 0.797 +0.0%
1946 0.797 +0.0%
1947 0.763 -4.3%
1948 0.754 -1.2%
1949 0.754 +0.0%
1950 0.713 -5.4%
1951 0.713 +0.0%
1952 0.713 +0.0%
1953 0.713 +0.0%
1954 0.619 -13.2%
1955 0.722 +16.6%
1956 0.7 -3.0%
1957 0.77 +10.0%
1958 0.784 +1.8%
1959 0.773 -1.4%
1960 0.773 +0.0%
1961 0.773 +0.0%
1962 0.773 +0.0%
1963 0.819 +6.0%
1964 0.866 +5.7%
1965 0.873 +0.8%
1966 0.873 +0.0%
1967 0.873 +0.0%
1968 0.862 -1.3%
1969 0.862 +0.0%
1970 0.863 +0.1%
1971 0.846 -2.0%
1972 0.71 -16.1%
1973 0.831 +17.0%
1974 0.831 +0.0%
1975 0.831 +0.0%
1976 0.817 -1.7%
1977 0.817 +0.0%
1978 0.86 +5.3%
1979 0.855 -0.6%
1980 0.786 -8.1%
1981 0.704 -10.4%
1982 0.54 -23.3%
1983 0.524 -3.0%
1984 0.524 +0.0%
1985 0.516 -1.5%
1986 0.516 +0.0%
1987 0.516 +0.0%
1988 0.516 +0.0%
1989 0.516 +0.0%
1990 0.452 -12.4%
1991 0.452 +0.0%
1992 0.421 -6.9%
1993 0.45 +6.9%
1994 0.45 +0.0%
1995 0.45 +0.0%
1996 0.45 +0.0%
1997 0.45 +0.0%
1998 0.45 +0.0%
1999 0.408 -9.3%
2000 0.39 -4.4%
2001 0.39 +0.0%
2002 0.39 +0.0%
2003 0.39 +0.0%
2004 0.39 +0.0%
2005 0.39 +0.0%
2006 0.373 -4.4%
2007 0.372 -0.3%
2008 0.367 -1.3%
2009 0.383 +4.4%
2010 0.442 +15.4%
2011 0.418 -5.4%
2012 0.471 +12.7%
2013 0.427 -9.3%
2014 0.432 +1.2%
2015 0.544 +25.9%
2016 0.485 -10.8%
2017 0.521 +7.4%
2018 0.461 -11.5%
2019 0.455 -1.3%
2020 0.464 +2.0%
2021 0.41 -11.6%
2022 0.235 -42.7%
2023 0.231 -1.7%
2024 0.234 +1.3%
2025 0.236 +0.9%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.236 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.236 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.846 0.815 0.877 2
1840s 0.799 0.799 0.799 10
1850s 0.799 0.799 0.799 10
1860s 0.799 0.799 0.799 10
1870s 0.799 0.799 0.799 10
1880s 0.799 0.799 0.799 10
1890s 0.799 0.799 0.799 10
1900s 0.768 0.704 0.799 10
1910s 0.7446 0.743 0.745 10
1920s 0.75 0.738 0.763 10
1930s 0.7624 0.738 0.786 10
1940s 0.7776 0.739 0.797 10
1950s 0.722 0.619 0.784 10
1960s 0.8347 0.773 0.873 10
1970s 0.8261 0.71 0.863 10
1980s 0.5658 0.516 0.786 10
1990s 0.4433 0.408 0.452 10
2000s 0.3835 0.367 0.39 10
2010s 0.4656 0.418 0.544 10
2020s 0.3017 0.231 0.464 6

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  5. 107 Sao Tome and Principe 0.227 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Honduras?
Political centralization index in Honduras was 0.236 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.877 in 1838.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 2023.
How does Honduras rank for political centralization index?
Honduras ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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