Honduras vs Nicaragua

Honduras vs Nicaragua: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.51 of 1 in Honduras and 0.15 of 1 in Nicaragua, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Honduras, by 0.36 of 1, or 3.38 times that in Nicaragua.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Honduras vs Nicaragua: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.51 of 1 in Honduras and 0.15 of 1 in Nicaragua, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Honduras, by 0.36 of 1, or 3.38 times that in Nicaragua.
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What the numbers say

  • Honduras has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Nicaragua.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearHondurasNicaraguaWorld
20250.510.150.48
20240.540.150.49
20230.540.160.49
20220.540.160.5
20210.390.20.5
20200.370.220.51
20190.370.220.52
20180.360.220.52
20170.410.280.52
20160.430.310.52
20150.430.320.52
20140.430.320.52
20130.410.320.52
20120.420.370.53
20110.420.430.53
20100.410.440.52
20090.440.440.52
20080.520.450.52
20070.520.460.52
20060.520.560.52
20050.560.590.52
20040.570.590.51
20030.570.590.51
20020.560.60.5
20010.560.590.49
20000.560.590.49
19990.560.60.49
19980.560.630.49
19970.560.630.49
19960.560.680.48
19950.540.690.47
19940.530.690.47
19930.490.690.46
19920.490.690.44
19910.490.690.42
19900.480.630.41
19890.40.40.36
19880.40.380.36
19870.40.360.35
19860.40.370.34
19850.390.360.34
19840.390.20.33
19830.390.180.32
19820.370.170.32
19810.190.190.32
19800.180.180.32
19790.140.150.31
19780.140.170.3
19770.140.170.3
19760.140.170.29
19750.140.170.29
19740.140.170.29
19730.140.170.29
19720.250.160.29
19710.240.180.29
19700.140.180.29
19690.140.180.29
19680.140.180.3
19670.140.180.29
19660.140.170.29
19650.150.180.3
19640.140.180.3
19630.180.170.3
19620.180.170.29
19610.180.170.29
19600.180.170.28
19590.180.170.27
19580.180.170.27
19570.190.170.27
19560.170.170.26
19550.140.140.25
19540.240.140.25
19530.250.140.24
19520.250.140.24
19510.250.140.24
19500.250.140.23
19490.190.140.22
19480.160.140.22
19470.150.130.21
19460.150.140.19
19450.150.140.16
1944–0.140.14
1943–0.140.14
1942–0.140.14
1941–0.140.15
1940–0.140.15
1939–0.140.17
1938–0.140.17
1937–0.140.17
1936–0.150.17
1935–0.150.17
1934–0.150.18
1933–0.10.18
1932–0.110.19
1931–0.110.18
1930–0.110.18
1929–0.110.19
1928–0.10.19
1927–0.110.19
1926–0.110.19
1925–0.170.19
1924–0.170.19
1923–0.170.19
1922–0.160.19
1921–0.160.19
19200.160.160.18
19190.170.160.16
19180.170.160.15
19170.170.160.15
19160.170.160.15
19150.160.160.15
19140.160.130.15
19130.160.130.15
19120.160.10.15
19110.140.10.15
19100.140.10.15
19090.140.10.15
19080.080.10.15
19070.090.10.15
19060.150.10.15
19050.150.10.15
19040.160.10.14
19030.160.10.14
19020.160.10.15
19010.160.110.14
19000.160.110.14
18990.160.10.22
18980.140.10.22
18970.140.10.22
18960.080.10.22
18950.080.170.22
18940.10.110.21
18930.160.150.21
18920.160.170.21
18910.160.210.2
18900.160.190.2
18890.160.220.2
18880.160.220.2
18870.160.20.2
18860.160.20.19
18850.160.180.19
18840.160.180.2
18830.160.180.19
18820.160.170.19
18810.160.170.19
18800.140.170.19
18790.140.170.19
18780.140.180.18
18770.140.180.18
18760.140.180.19
18750.070.180.18
18740.070.180.18
18730.060.180.18
18720.10.180.18
18710.140.180.18
18700.140.180.18
18690.140.180.17
18680.140.180.17
18670.140.180.17
18660.140.180.16
18650.140.180.16
18640.130.180.16
18630.120.180.16
18620.140.180.16
18610.140.180.15
18600.140.180.15
18590.140.130.14
18580.140.10.14
18570.140.040.14
18560.140.030.13
18550.140.050.13
18540.140.060.13
18530.140.060.13
18520.140.080.13
18510.120.070.13
18500.120.080.13
18490.120.070.15
18480.120.060.13
18470.130.060.11
18460.150.080.11
18450.150.070.11
18440.150.080.11
18430.150.080.1
18420.150.080.1
18410.150.080.1
18400.150.070.1
18390.150.040.1
18380.06–0.09
1837––0.09
1836––0.1
1835––0.09
1834––0.09
1833––0.09
1832––0.09
1831––0.09
1830––0.09
1829––0.08
1828––0.08
1827––0.09
1826––0.08
1825––0.08
1824––0.08
1823––0.08
1822––0.08
1821––0.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
1817––0.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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