Country profile
Nepal
Nepal ranks #51 of 215 for population, #179 of 209 for gdp per capita, #149 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
30M
people · 2024
Rank #51 of 215
Life expectancy
70.6
years · 2024
Rank #149 of 216
Poverty headcount
2.4%
% of population · 2022
Rank #97 of 186
Under-5 mortality
25.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #93 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
61.9%
% net enrollment · 2019
Rank #153 of 232
Tobacco use
28.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #37 of 163
Calorie supply
2,920
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #97 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
230,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #155 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,447
current US$ · 2024
Rank #179 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.69
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #57 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
167
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #56 of 210
Forest area
41.6%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #79 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
45.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #25 of 248
Protected areas
23.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #49 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.63
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #167 of 210
Fertilizer use
62.8
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #95 of 194
Pesticide use
0.6
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #150 of 193
Cereal yield
3.52
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #86 of 182
Digital
Internet users
46.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #164 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
10.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #146 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
99.8
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #169 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
94%
% of population · 2023
Rank #158 of 215
Renewable electricity output
84%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #24 of 257
Energy use per person
1,935
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #177 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.66
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #59 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Nepal; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield