Honduras vs Mexico: Competitive elections
Honduras
1
in 2025
Mexico
1
in 2025
Honduras rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Honduras
- Mexico
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 1 against 1 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Mexico ahead.
Honduras ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Honduras |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Honduras |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Honduras |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Honduras |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Honduras |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Honduras or Mexico?
- Honduras, at 1 against 1 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Honduras and Mexico?
- 0, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Mexico?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Mexico rank globally for competitive elections?
- Honduras ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.