Guatemala vs Honduras: Universal right to vote in practice
Guatemala
2
in 2025
Honduras
2
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Honduras rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2 against 2 in Honduras, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Honduras ahead.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Honduras ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Honduras |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Honduras |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Honduras |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Honduras |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Honduras |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Honduras |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Honduras |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Honduras |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Guatemala, at 2 against 2 in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Guatemala ranks 1st and Honduras ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).