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Nepal

South AsiaLower middle incomeCapital: Kathmandu241,614 observations
Population
29.62M
world rank #52 / 217
GDP
45.49B
world rank #102 / 186
GDP / capita
5,276.9
world rank #147 / 185
Life expectancy
70.6
world rank #150 / 217

Governance

606 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile35#141Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile34.1#168Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile58.8#138Rule of Law0-100 percentile51.7#117
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,323 indicators
GDPcurrent US$45.49B#102GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $5,276.9#147GDP growth%4.4%#58Inflation%2.7%#78
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$2.31B#143Merchandise importscurrent US$14.4B#100Exports of goods & services% GDP8.8%#136Imports of goods & services% GDP33.7%#84
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,944 indicators
Life expectancyyears70.6#150Infant mortalityper 1k births22.2#91Maternal mortalityper 100k142#70Health spending% GDP6.2%#99
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,196 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross90.4%#68Education spending% GDP3.7%#28Adult literacy%68.7%#43Primary enrollment% gross128.6%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Demography

1,296 indicators
Populationpeople29.62M#52Population growth%-0.11%#179Urban population%67%#88Fertility ratebirths/woman2#106
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

276 indicators
Electricity access% pop97.9%#13Renewable energy share%73.7%#23Forest area% land41.6%#73Electric power consumptionkWh per capita351#129
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

224 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop94.2%#19Electricity access, urban% urban pop99.7%#4Energy use per capitakg oil eq.442.6#125Electricity from coal% of output0%#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

328 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area23.6%#54Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources4.8%#72Capture fisheries productiontonnes21,000#125
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

302 indicators
Agricultural land% land area26.1%#133Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,344.3#86Aquaculture productiontonnes102,403#41Food production index2014-16 = 100123.2#37
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

558 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people99.8#115Secure internet serversper 1M people541.2#121Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people1.4#115
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,156 indicators
Gini indexindex30#12Extreme poverty% pop2.4%#20Internet users% pop46.3%#146Homicide rateper 100k2.1#57
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

394 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.9#38Hazard & exposure0-104.3#37Vulnerability0-104.8#37
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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