Date: May 25, 2026
Nepal is a mid-size country with 0.4% of the world's population. Nepal is a republic country. It has 4 world heritage sites.
Nepal is the 52nd ranked country in population and 92nd ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Potatoes prod.
Enrolment in secondary edu.
Facebook users
The Average Potatoes prod. of 195 countries in the world is 2,504,846. Nepal is the 22nd highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This is indicative of a more fertile land, suitable for producing high quantities of potatoes when compared to other countries.
Nepal is the 24th highest ranked in Rural Pop. out of all the 195 countries.This implies that the economy of this country is majorly agriculture driven, or may imply that there is less industrialisation when compared to other countries.
Nepal is the 31st highest ranked in Enrolment in secondary edu. out of all the 195 countries.This may take into context a higher country population, or imply that more people in this country pursue secondary education when compared to other countries.
The Average Facebook users of 195 countries in the world is 11,706,915. Nepal is the 33rd highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This may take into context a higher country population, or may simply imply that this country has more social media popularity, or may have a higher youth demographic.
Literacy Rate (%)
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Military Budget (in Billion $)
The Average Literacy Rate (%) of 195 countries in the world is 86. Nepal is the 28th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
The Average GDP Per Capita (USD) of 195 countries in the world is 18,044. Nepal is the 37th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country is a developing country.
The Average Formal Jobs of 195 countries in the world is 10,605,934. Nepal is the 94th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that the country is not highly urbanised or indicate that the unemployment rate is high compared to other countries
Out of 195 countries in the world, Nepal is the 96th worst ranked in Military Budget (in Billion $) . This may indicate lesser external security threats for the country.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Nepali | # People | 5,584,666 | 1 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Nepali as a % of total Nepali speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1130 | ||
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| 1 | English | # People | 10,677,446 | 56 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Bengali as a % of total Bengali speakers | % People | 0 | 6 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Hindi | # People | 57,280,639 | 5 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Hindi as a % of total Hindi speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Urdu | # People | 15,368,166 | 4 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Urdu as a % of total Urdu speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Hindu Pop./Total Pop.%. | % People | 2 | 2 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Hindu Pop./Total Hindu Pop.% | % People | 0 | 2 | 1128 | ||
| 3 | Buddhist Pop./Total Buddhist Pop. % | % People | 0 | 12 | 1130 | ||
| 4 | Buddhist Pop./Total Pop.%. | % People | 3 | 13 | 1130 | ||
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 103 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 82 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 72 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 72 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Buddhist Population | # People | 21,931,470 | 12 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Hindu Population | # People | 52,631,217 | 2 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 7 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 9 | 1126 | ||
| 3 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 11 | 1128 | ||
| 4 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 15 | 1129 | ||
| 5 | FTAs in India via Kolkata (%) | % People | 2 | 15 | 1130 | ||
| 6 | INDs via Kolkata Airport (%) | % People | 2 | 17 | 1127 | ||
| 7 | FTAs in India - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 14 | 18 | 1127 | ||
| 8 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 20 | 1129 | ||
| 9 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 73 | 1128 | ||
| 10 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 76 | 1127 | ||
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| 1 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 191 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 175 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 151 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 48 | 164 | 1232 | |||
| 5 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 161 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 159 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 153 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 146 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 131 | 1234 | |||
| 10 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 149 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 140 | 1232 | ||
| 12 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 121 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 180,704 | 132 | 1232 | ||
| 14 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 98 | 1235 | |||
| 15 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1231 | ||
| 16 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 51 | 101 | 1233 | |||
| 17 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 173,515 | 100 | 1234 | ||
| 18 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 95 | 1231 | ||
| 19 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 85 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 12 | 1129 | ||
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| 1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 184 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 144 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 54 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 52 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 51 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 50 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 12 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 24 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 136 | 1128 | ||
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| 1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 184 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 7 | 73 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 4 | 46 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 11 | 78 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 84 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 69 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 27 | 64 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 13 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 13 | 1126 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 40 | 1127 | ||
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| 1 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 175 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 175 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 175 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 165 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 164 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 157 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 102 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 100 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 81 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 60 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 27 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 13 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 14 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,504,846 | 22 | 1127 | ||
| 4 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 22 | 1126 | ||
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| 1 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 115 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 89 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 82 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 71 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,545,003 | 74 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 71 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 66 | 1232 | |||
| 8 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 67 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 66 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | Coal Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 121,850 | 64 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 47 | 1234 | ||
| 12 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 58 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 60 | 1233 | ||
| 14 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 60 | 1231 | ||
| 15 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 58 | 1232 | ||
| 16 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 58 | 1234 | ||
| 17 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 57 | 1235 | ||
| 18 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,572,369 | 55 | 1231 | ||
| 19 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 54 | 1231 | ||
| 20 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 54 | 1231 | ||
| 21 | Honey prod. | Tons | 15,393 | 44 | 1234 | ||
| 22 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 44 | 1235 | ||
| 23 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 38 | 1233 | ||
| 24 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 37 | 1230 | ||
| 25 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,811,171 | 38 | 1231 | ||
| 26 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 20,929,075 | 37 | 1234 | ||
| 27 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 27 | 1230 | ||
| 28 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 27 | 1234 | ||
| 29 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,920,442 | 15 | 1231 | ||
| 30 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 15 | 1231 | ||
| 31 | Buffalo Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 7,516,792 | 4 | 1232 | ||
| 32 | Buffalo Milk Production (% of Total Buffalo Milk Production) | Percent | 4 | 4 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 31 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 41 | 1125 | ||
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 167 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 107 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 105 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 40 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 68 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 57 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 30 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 1,420,982 | 50 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 45 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 48 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 39 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 22 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 9 | 1231 | ||
| 14 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 6 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 32 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 33 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 33 | 1129 | ||
| 4 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 100 | 1129 | ||
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| 1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 146 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 136 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 133 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 131 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 128 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 125 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 117 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 85 | 1234 | ||
| 9 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 79 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 76 | 1231 | ||
| 11 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 57 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 57 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 53 | 1233 | ||
| 14 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 50 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 51 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 75 | 1125 | ||
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 41 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 130 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 122 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 120 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 66 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 56 | 1230 | ||
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| 1 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 99 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 96 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 83 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 65 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 65 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 34 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 137 | 29 | 1235 | ||
Mother Tongue : Nepali
Literacy Rate (%) : 67.90
| Country Capital | : | Kathmandu |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 1,458 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 158th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 71 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 14,706,410 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 51st/195 |
| Area | : | 147,181 |
| Area Rank | : | 92nd/195 |
| Total Population | : | 29,618 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 52nd/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatpur | 195,052 |
| 2 | Bhimdatta | 140,812 |
| 3 | Biratnagar | 270,407 |
| 4 | Birgunj | 183,571 |
| 5 | Butwal | 159,684 |
| 6 | Dhangadhi | 137,249 |
| 7 | Dharan | 158,232 |
| 8 | Janakpur | 257,920 |
| 9 | Kathmandu | 1,324,058 |
| 10 | Lalitpur | 299,177 |
| 11 | Pokhara | 349,721 |
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