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title: "Honduras: Politics & Democracy | Model Diplomat"
description: "Honduras politics: ranks #82 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 38.0/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇭🇳 Honduras: Politics & Democracy

Only partially — Honduras's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 38.0 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#82 of 179

Score (0–100)

38.0

10-year change

+13.5

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## Current leaders

Nasry Asfura

Head of State · National Party of Honduras

since 2026-01-27

## Democracy trend

Honduras — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 38.0 in 2025.

## Frequently asked questions

Is Honduras a democracy?

Only partially — Honduras's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 38.0 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak. It ranks #82 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Honduras improving or declining?

Honduras's V-Dem liberal democracy score rose by 13.5 points over the past decade (an improvement on this index), standing at 38.0 in 2025 (1-year change: −0.3).

Who leads Honduras?

Nasry Asfura is Honduras's head of state (National Party of Honduras).

## More on Honduras

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/honduras)[Blocs & alliances](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/honduras/blocs-alliances)[Treaties](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/honduras/treaties)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/honduras/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/honduras)

- [Honduras's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/honduras)
- [Where Honduras ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.