Honduras vs Mexico: Democracy
Honduras
6
in 2025
Mexico
6
in 2025
Honduras rank
78th
Mexico rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Honduras
- Mexico
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 6 against 6 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Mexico ahead.
Honduras ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 10 and Mexico in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Mexico |
| 1840s | 3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | Honduras |
| 1850s | 3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Honduras |
| 1860s | 3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Honduras |
| 1870s | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | Mexico |
| 1880s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | Honduras |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Honduras |
| 1910s | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | Honduras |
| 1920s | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 2.2 | 3 | 0.8 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 3.3 | 3 | 0.3 | Honduras |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 3 | 2.4 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 5 | 3 | 2 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 6.2 | 3 | 3.2 | Honduras |
| 2000s | 6.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Honduras |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 6 | 1.8 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Honduras or Mexico?
- Honduras, at 6 against 6 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy 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 democracy?
- Honduras ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).