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🇳🇵 Nepal

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

NPL NP ₨ Nepalese rupee (NPR)

Every statistic we track for Nepal — 97 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$6,551

#152 of 191

Life expectancy

70.6 yrs

#112 of 188

Happiness score

5.15

#99 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.51

#64 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 60% #90/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 60% #90/139 2024
Bank Branches 23.8 #29/153 2024
Current Account Balance 6.9% #24/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 17.7% #109/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 28.1% #80/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 133.7 #51/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #166/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -2.5% #83/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 45.8 #101/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 194.1 #84/191 2026
GDP per Capita 1,548 #164/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 3,014 #135/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 6,551 #152/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.5% #60/184 2019
Government Debt 49.6% #101/185 2026
Income per Person 1,451 #167/183 2018
Income per Person 1,451 #167/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.1% #107/191 2026
Made a Digital Payment 9.1% #135/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 10.6% #66/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 3% #94/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #82/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 95,965,910,597 #86/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2 #106/217 2024
Median Age 25.7 #162/235 2026
Population 31.5 #41/229 2013
Population 29.6 #51/191 2026
Population Density 201.3 #74/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 8,019 #68/195 2025
Urban Population 66.8% #97/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 94% #157/214 2023
Internet Users 46.3% #149/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 121.1 #80/209 2022
Read News Online 40.2% #36/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 7% #185/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 1.9 #154/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 2.5 #66/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 6.7% #94/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 36.1% #113/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 23.3 #62/191 2023
Life Expectancy 70.6 #112/188 2013
Life Expectancy 71.1 #115/186 2020
Suicide Rate 11.1 #59/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 30.4% #29/167 2022
Undernourishment 5.3% #81/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 58 #146/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 4% #51/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 6.2 #125/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.5 #159/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 443 #124/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 100% #6/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #89/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.7 #70/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.6 #133/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 34 #109/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 34 #108/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #73/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #68/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #61/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #93/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 62 #99/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #59/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #81/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.9 #160/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #67/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #64/179 2025
Military Spending 1% #112/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #54/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #83/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 60.5 #73/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #76/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.1 #94/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 54.8 #84/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 1.6 #139/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 28.2 #10/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 82.4% #94/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 73.9% #4/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.3 #144/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 26.2% #71/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 10.9% #38/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4.9 #61/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 50.2 #89/141 2023
World Risk Index 2.6 #137/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 66.5% #78/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 5.1 #99/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #80/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.2 #120/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #59/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #91/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #110/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.1 #98/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #145/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Believe Vaccines Are Effective 85.9% #53/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 92.1% #15/143 2018
Trust in Science 72.5% #79/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 70.5% #60/143 2018

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.