Democracy in Honduras
Honduras: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 3 for democracy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Honduras peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2019.
That places Honduras 48th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Democracy in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4, 75% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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 democracy in Honduras?
- Democracy in Honduras was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Honduras rank for democracy?
- Honduras ranks 48th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).