Countries / South Asia

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#141 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile34.1#168 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile58.8#138 Rule of Law0-100 percentile51.7#117

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Economy

2,325 indicators

GDPcurrent US$45.49B#102 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $5,276.9#147 GDP growth%4.4%#58 Inflation%2.7%#78

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

3,944 indicators

Life expectancyyears70.6#150 Infant mortalityper 1k births22.2#91 Maternal mortalityper 100k142#70 Health spending% GDP6.2%#99

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Education

3,196 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross90.4%#68 Education spending% GDP3.7%#28 Adult literacy%68.7%#43 Primary enrollment% gross128.6%#1

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Demography

1,296 indicators

Populationpeople29.62M#52 Population growth%-0.11%#179 Urban population%67%#88 Fertility ratebirths/woman2#106

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Climate

276 indicators

Electricity access% pop97.9%#13 Renewable energy share%73.7%#23 Forest area% land41.6%#73 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita351#129

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Energy

224 indicators

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Environment

328 indicators

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Agriculture

302 indicators

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Technology

558 indicators

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Society

2,156 indicators

Gini indexindex30#12 Extreme poverty% pop2.4%#20 Internet users% pop46.3%#146 Homicide rateper 100k2.1#57

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Risk

394 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.9#38 Hazard & exposure0-104.3#37 Vulnerability0-104.8#37

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Other

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