The Human Truth Foundation

Nepal

https://www.humantruth.info/nepal.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#nepal

NepalFlag
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index104th best
CapitalKathmandu
Land Area 143 350km21
LocationAsia
Population28.1m2
Life Expectancy68.45yrs (2017)3
GNI$3 877 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 CodesNP, NPL, 5245
Internet Domain.np6
CurrencyRupee (NPR)7
Telephone+9778

1. Overview

In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. An insurgency led by Maoist extremists broke out in 1996. The ensuing 10-year civil war between insurgents and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and assumption of absolute power by the king. Several weeks of mass protests in April 2006 were followed by several months of peace negotiations between the Maoists and government officials, and culminated in a November 2006 peace accord and the promulgation of an interim constitution. Following a nationwide election in April 2008, the newly formed Constituent Assembly (CA) declared Nepal a federal democratic republic and abolished the monarchy at its first meeting the following month. The CA elected the country's first president in July. Between 2008 and 2011 there have been four different coalition governments, led twice by the United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist, which received a plurality of votes in the Constituent Assembly election, and twice by the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninist. In August 2011, Baburam BHATTARAI of the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoaist) became prime minister. After the CA failed to draft a constitution by the May 2012 deadline, BHATTARAI dissolved the CA and called for new elections. Months of negotiations failed to produce a new election date. Finally, in March of 2013, the chief justice of Nepal's Supreme Court, Khil Raj REGMI, was sworn in as Chairman of the Interim Council of Ministers for Elections to lead an interim government and charged with holding Constituent Assembly elections by December 2013.

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9

Book CoverWedged between the high wall of the Himalaya and the steamy jungles of the Indian plains, Nepal is a land of snowy peaks and Sherpas, yaks and yetis, monasteries and mantras. Ever since Nepal first opened its borders to outsiders in the 1950s, this tiny mountain nation has had an irresistible mystical allure for travellers. Today, legions of trekkers are drawn to the Himalaya´s most iconic and accessible hiking, some of the world´s best, with rugged trails to Everest, the Annapurnas and beyond. Nowhere else can you trek for days or even weeks in incredible mountain scenery, secure in the knowledge that a hot meal, cosy lodge and warm slice of apple pie await you at the end of the day. Nepal is nirvana for mountain lovers.

Other travellers prefer to see Nepal at a more gentle pace, admiring the peaks over a gin and tonic from a Himalayan viewpoint, strolling through the temple-lined medieval city squares of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur, and joining Buddhist pilgrims on a spiritual stroll around centuries-old stupas and temples that lie scattered across the Kathmandu Valley.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)10

2. Nepal National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
Value11
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
...
140=Timor-Leste (E. Timor)0.607
140=Laos0.607
140=Vanuatu0.607
143Nepal0.602
144Swaziland0.597
145Equatorial Guinea0.596
146=Cambodia0.593
146=Zimbabwe0.593
Asia Avg0.75
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $11
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
...
151Kiribati$4 063
152Sao Tome & Principe$4 021
153Papua New Guinea$4 009
154Nepal$3 877
155Myanmar (Burma)$3 851
156Zimbabwe$3 810
157Micronesia$3 696
158Cameroon$3 621
Asia Avg$22 215
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
12
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank12
1Denmark27.0
2Norway29.9
3Sweden31.8
...
101Maldives88.9
102St Lucia89.3
103Cuba89.5
104Nepal90.0
105Belize90.1
106Kazakhstan90.7
107Bahrain91.1
108Ghana92.5
Asia Avg92.0
World Avg88.6
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Nepal's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Nepal's population is predicted to rise to 39.94 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 2.01. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13

Population2
Pos.2018
Population2
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
...
47Mozambique29.5m
48Venezuela28.9m
49Yemen28.5m
50Nepal28.1m
51Madagascar26.3m
52N. Korea25.5m
53Cameroon25.2m
54Ivory Coast25.1m
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
128Turkmenistan69.3
129Guatemala69.2
130Moldova68.8
131Nepal68.4
132Laos68.1
133Timor-Leste (E. Timor)67.7
134Sao Tome & Principe67.6
135Indonesia67.6
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
4India2.01
5Belize1.99
6Grenada1.99
7New Caledonia2.02
8Sri Lanka1.97
9Faroe Islands2.05
10Bangladesh1.95
11Vietnam1.94
12Georgia2.06
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
Lower is better
15
Pos.2016
Per 10015
1Uganda04.3
2Mali04.5
3=Chad04.7
...
73Libya10.5
74=S. Africa10.5
75Bangladesh10.6
76=Nepal10.8
76=Bhutan10.8
76=Micronesia10.8
79Honduras11.0
80=Turkmenistan11.0
World Avg18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants16
Pos.2017
%16
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
...
134Sudan1.8%
135Albania1.8%
136Pakistan1.7%
137Nepal1.7%
138Poland1.7%
139Senegal1.7%
140Comoros1.5%
141Fiji1.5%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.
Emigrants17
Pos.2010
%17
1Dominica104.8%
2Palestine68.4%
3Samoa67.3%
...
135Algeria3.4%
136Sweden3.4%
137Ghana3.4%
138Nepal3.3%
139Bangladesh3.3%
140Botswana3.2%
141Spain3.0%
142Central African Rep.2.9%
World Avg11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #nepal #nepal_human_rights #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank18
1Sweden6.1
2Denmark8.6
3Norway9.0
...
110Belarus95.7
111Kyrgyzstan96.7
112Russia96.8
113Nepal96.9
114Timor-Leste (E. Timor)98.1
115Vanuatu98.7
Asia Avg103.00
World Avg86.55
q=199.
Nepal is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Nepal does better than average in terms of commentary in Human Rights Watch reports19, freethought20, LGBT equality21, supporting press freedom22 and in its average Freedom in the World rating. Nepal doesn't do so well in other areas. Nepal does worse than average in supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms23 (still low for Asia), eliminating modern slavery24, opposing gender inequality25 and in its nominal commitment to Human Rights26.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

5. Nepal's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #nepal #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Asia (2025)27
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank27
1=Japan44.1
2Hong Kong48.2
3Singapore49.5
...
36Palestine104.6
37Bangladesh106.5
38Mongolia107.7
39Nepal108.4
40Cambodia109.5
41Jordan109.8
42Philippines116.9
43Tajikistan118.2
44Syria122.2
Asia Avg80.90
q=50.
Health (2025)27
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank27
1Monaco14.3
2Liechtenstein30.1
3Isle of Man32.1
...
132Mongolia107.7
133Suriname108.1
134Venezuela108.1
135Nepal108.4
136Cambodia109.5
137Jordan109.8
138Tonga110.1
139Cape Verde110.5
World Avg96.74
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man28. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria28.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans28, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia28.

For more, see:

Health:

Nepal does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Nepal comes in the best 20 for its fertility rate14 (the lowest in Asia) and in its smoking rate29 (the lowest in Asia). It does better than average in its alcohol consumption rate30. But, things could still be better. Nepal does worse than average in terms of its immunizations take-up31, its average life expectancy11 and in its adolescent birth rate32 (one of the highest in Asia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Nepal improved by +14.7yrs in the 30 years from 1990, almost double the global average of +7.9yrs. Nepal's peak fertility rate was 6.08 in 1962.

Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
128Turkmenistan69.3
129Guatemala69.2
130Moldova68.8
131Nepal68.4
132Laos68.1
133Timor-Leste (E. Timor)67.7
134Sao Tome & Principe67.6
135Indonesia67.6
Asia Avg73.48
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Alcohol Consumption
Lower is better
30
Pos.2016
Per Capita30
1Bangladesh0.0
2Kuwait0.0
3Libya0.0
...
40=Tunisia1.9
40=Bahrain1.9
42Qatar2.0
43=Nepal2.0
43=Singapore2.0
43=Turkey2.0
46Timor-Leste (E. Timor)2.1
47Mozambique2.4
Asia Avg3.9
World Avg6.2
q=189.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
4India2.01
5Belize1.99
6Grenada1.99
7New Caledonia2.02
8Sri Lanka1.97
9Faroe Islands2.05
10Bangladesh1.95
11Vietnam1.94
12Georgia2.06
Asia Avg2.17
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Smoking Rates
Lower is better
29
Pos.201429
1Guinea 15
2Solomon Islands 26
3Kiribati 28
...
12Malawi 80
13Tonga 81
14Mozambique 82
15Nepal 83
16Afghanistan 84
17Lesotho 88
18Trinidad & Tobago 97
19Burundi 98
Asia Avg1 035
World Avg 819
q=182.
Overweight Adults
Lower is better
33
Pos.2016
%33
1Vietnam18.3
2India19.7
3Bangladesh20.0
4Ethiopia20.9
5Nepal21.0
6Timor-Leste (E. Timor)21.6
7Cambodia21.7
8=Niger22.0
8=Eritrea22.0
10Burundi22.2
11Uganda22.4
12Afghanistan23.0
Asia Avg44.3
World Avg49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate
Lower is better
32
Pos.2022
Per 100032
1Hong Kong1.6
2Denmark1.8
3S. Korea2.1
...
145Guatemala63.2
146Vanuatu63.2
147Dominican Rep.63.2
148Nepal63.4
149Ghana63.4
150Eritrea63.6
151Senegal64.6
152Guyana64.6
Asia Avg25.9
World Avg43.8
q=195.
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015
Higher is better
31
Pos.2015
Avg %31
1=Hungary99.0
1=China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
...
116Trinidad & Tobago91.4
117Jamaica90.9
118Burkina Faso90.6
119Nepal90.1
120Montenegro89.9
121Zimbabwe89.7
122Senegal89.5
123Peru89.3
Asia Avg90.5
World Avg88.3
q=194.

Nepal was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19); in the 2000s it was still amongst only 37 countries that fell into the same grouping, although each decade things are getting better.

6. Nepal's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #Nepal #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Asia (2025)34
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank34
1Sri Lanka34.9
2Nepal47.9
3India49.5
4Philippines49.6
5Japan57.4
6Thailand59.5
7Vietnam60.6
8Indonesia61.9
9Jordan63.1
10Hong Kong64.6
11Cyprus64.8
12Bangladesh69.7
13Maldives70.5
Asia Avg86.44
q=51.
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)34
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank34
1Sri Lanka34.9
2Uruguay43.2
3Switzerland45.0
4Morocco46.5
5Puerto Rico47.1
6Burundi47.8
7Nepal47.9
8India49.5
9Philippines49.6
10Costa Rica49.7
11Denmark50.4
12Mali51.0
World Avg84.93
q=199.

All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

Nepal is 7th-best in the world with regard to its responsibility towards the environment (one of the best in Asia). This rank is calculated from 6 data sets. Nepal does better than average for energy to GDP efficiency35, reducing annual meat consumption per person36, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population37 and in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. Nepal doesn't do so well in other areas. Nepal does worse than average in terms of its forested percent change 2000-202038. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in terms of its environmental performance39 (amongst the worst in Asia).

Forest Area Change 2000-2020
Higher is better
38
Pos.Total38
1Guernsey82.6%
2Bahrain75.2%
3Iceland64.7%
...
134=Montserrat0.0%
134=Kiribati0.0%
134=Saudi Arabia0.0%
137Nepal-0.1%
138Finland-0.2%
139Canada-0.3%
140Guadeloupe-0.5%
141Solomon Islands-0.6%
Asia Avg3.2%
World Avg-0.1%
q=234.

In the 1980s, deforestation resulted in terrible impacts on Nepal; floods and landslides alarmed the government enough to put some long-term policies in place to curb this and they began a generation-long re-greening project. It has come to be "a rare success story in a world of cascading climate disasters and despair. [...] Large swaths of national forest land were handed to local communities, and millions of volunteers like Mr. Karki were recruited to protect and renew their local forests, an effort that has earned praise from environmentalists around the world". Statistics show no loss of forest in the 2000s and only a tiny drop in the 2010s, and "independent studies also confirm that greenery in Nepal has sprung back, with forests now covering 45 percent of the country´s land", according to the New York Times.40 Over time, this should reflect more positively in international statistics.

The country is getting serious about preservation, and also uses the Army to patrol and protect wildlife against international poachers; "there can be no rhinos without the Army", states Lt. Col. Deepak Koirala. 40

Environmental Performance
Higher is better
39
Pos.201839
1Switzerland87.4
2France84.0
3Denmark81.6
...
173Lesotho33.8
174Haiti33.7
175Madagascar33.7
176Nepal31.4
177India30.6
178Congo, DR30.4
179Bangladesh29.6
180Burundi27.4
Asia Avg54.5
World Avg56.4
q=180.
Energy to GDP Efficiency
Lower is better
35
Pos.2022
Avg35
1Rwanda0.25
2Chad0.26
3Tanzania0.31
...
17Myanmar (Burma)0.53
18Gabon0.55
19Switzerland0.55
20Nepal0.55
21Burkina Faso0.55
22Gambia0.55
23Philippines0.57
24Cameroon0.57
Asia Avg1.50
World Avg1.23
q=165.
International Accords on the Environment
Higher is better
Pos.Total
Avg Rate
1Sweden83%
2Canada82%
3Norway81%
...
44Kenya68%
45Senegal67%
46France67%
47Nepal67%
48Niger67%
49Pakistan67%
50Liechtenstein66%
51Gambia66%
Asia Avg55.4%
World Avg57.5%
q=197.
Npeal is one of 18 countries who enacted Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in its first year (1975).
Rational Beliefs on the Environment
Higher is better
37
Pos.2011
%37
1Argentina78.3%
2Greece77.6%
3Brazil77.1%
...
31Portugal55.8%
32Hong Kong54.8%
33Lebanon54.3%
34Nepal52.8%
35Chad52.8%
36Kenya52.1%
37Central African Rep.51.9%
38Belize50.6%
Asia Avg37.9%
World Avg39.9%
q=145.
Meat Consumption
Lower is better
36
Pos.2021
kg36
1Congo, DR03.0
2Burundi03.5
3Bangladesh04.3
...
27Guinea16.7
28Gambia16.7
29Timor-Leste (E. Timor)17.2
30Nepal17.3
31Solomon Islands17.4
32Syria17.8
33Yemen17.8
34Algeria17.9
Asia Avg46.7
World Avg52.5
q=185.

7. Nepal's Modernity and Learning

#capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #it_security #life_expectancy #modernity #morals #peace #politics #poverty #religious_violence #research #science #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet

Compared to Asia (2020)41
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank41
1S. Korea22.2
2Japan24.7
3Israel29.5
...
36Maldives102.1
37Turkmenistan114.0
38Pakistan116.1
39Nepal116.8
40Bangladesh121.2
41Bhutan123.9
42Laos124.4
43Iraq124.6
44Timor-Leste (E. Timor)125.5
Asia Avg78.26
q=49.
Modernity & Learning (2020)41
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank41
1Finland7.1
2Belgium12.9
3Denmark13.6
...
133Swaziland115.9
134Pakistan116.1
135Zambia116.3
136Nepal116.8
137Bangladesh121.2
138Nicaragua121.4
139Guatemala121.5
140Guyana122.5
World Avg86.31
q=190.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark42. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone42. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots43.

Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.

Bill Emmott (2017)44

15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe42, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia42.

For more, see:

Modernity and Education:

Research & Development
Higher is better
Pos.2016
% RDP PPP
1S. Korea4.2945
2Israel4.1145
3Japan3.5845
...
76Ecuador0.3446
77Bosnia & Herzegovina0.3347
78Iran0.3148
79=Nepal0.3048
79=Kuwait0.3047
81Pakistan0.2947
82Zambia0.2849
83Botswana0.2550
Asia Avg0.75
World Avg0.84
q=126.
Secondary Education
Higher is better
51
Pos.201851
1=Luxembourg100.0%
1=Estonia100.0%
1=Austria100.0%
...
131Pakistan37.2%
132Cameroon37.2%
133Gambia36.8%
134Nepal35.9%
135Kenya35.2%
136Honduras33.5%
137Haiti33.2%
138S. Sudan33.2%
Asia Avg66.0%
World Avg63.0%
q=169.
Length of Schooling
Higher is better
52
Pos.2021
Years52
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
...
113Vietnam13.0
114Togo13.0
115Bahamas12.9
116Nepal12.9
117St Lucia12.9
118Libya12.9
119Venezuela12.8
120Malawi12.7
Asia Avg13.5
World Avg13.5
q=193.
IQ
Higher is better53
Pos.200653
1=Hong Kong108
1=Singapore108
3S. Korea106
...
100El Salvador80
101=Guatemala79
101=Sri Lanka79
103Nepal78
104Mauritania76
105Uganda73
106=Tanzania72
106=Kenya72
Asia Avg90.4
World Avg85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users
Higher is better
54
Pos.201654
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
...
157Tajikistan19%
158Cameroon18%
159Pakistan18%
160Nepal17%
161=Mauritania17%
161=S. Sudan17%
163Gambia17%
164Laos16%
Asia Avg48.7%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.
IT Security
Lower is better
55
Pos.201355
1=Ireland0.11
1=Luxembourg0.11
1=Belize0.11
...
62Mongolia1.42
63Uganda1.44
64Ukraine1.44
65Nepal1.45
66Afghanistan1.45
67Germany1.46
68Netherlands1.47
69Rwanda1.50
Asia Avg1.08
World Avg0.98
Digital Quality of Life
Higher is better
56
Pos.202456
1Germany77.9%
2Finland76.9%
3France73.9%
...
102Namibia32.1%
103Laos31.5%
104Guatemala31.0%
105Nepal30.3%
106Venezuela30.1%
107Zambia30.1%
108El Salvador30.0%
109Cambodia29.4%
Asia Avg46.4%
World Avg48.4%
q=121.

8. Nepal's Culture, Peace and Inequality

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Compared to Asia (2020)57
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank57
1Singapore20.2
2Taiwan37.2
3Hong Kong40.5
...
26Armenia82.2
27Bahrain82.3
28Uzbekistan82.9
29Nepal83.4
30India85.6
31Turkey86.8
32Georgia87.1
33Saudi Arabia88.4
34Tajikistan88.6
Asia Avg79.59
q=49.
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)57
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank57
1Denmark11.2
2Norway13.9
3Netherlands14.4
...
90Uzbekistan82.9
91Samoa83.3
92Botswana83.3
93Nepal83.4
94Brazil83.5
95Guatemala84.2
96St Lucia84.2
97Ukraine84.4
World Avg78.12
q=180.

This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.

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National Culture:

On the Corruption Index, Nepal scored on average 28.6 over the 2012-2016 period. Over the 10 years since then, it improved by 5.4 points.

World Giving Index
Higher is better
58
Pos.2022
%58
1Indonesia68.0
2Kenya61.0
3USA59.0
...
55=Bulgaria41.0
55=Slovakia41.0
55=Germany41.0
58Nepal40.0
59=Malaysia40.0
59=Nicaragua40.0
59=Senegal40.0
59=Estonia40.0
Asia Avg37.9
World Avg39.6
q=125.
Corruption
Higher is better
59
Pos.2022
Points59
1Denmark90.0
2=Finland87.0
2=New Zealand87.0
...
112Malawi34.0
113=Indonesia34.0
113=Bosnia & Herzegovina34.0
113=Nepal34.0
116Ukraine33.0
117=Mongolia33.0
117=El Salvador33.0
117=Zambia33.0
Asia Avg39.98
World Avg42.98
q=180.
Happiness
Higher is better
60
Pos.2024
Score60
1Finland7.7
2Denmark7.5
3Iceland7.5
...
89=Albania5.4
89=Tajikistan5.4
91Georgia5.4
92Nepal5.3
93Laos5.3
94Turkey5.3
95S. Africa5.2
96Mozambique5.2
Asia Avg5.41
World Avg5.58
q=147.

Peace Versus Instability:

Global Peace Index
Lower is better
61
Pos.2023
Score61
1Iceland1.12
2Denmark1.31
3Ireland1.31
...
76Kazakhstan1.98
77Jamaica1.99
78Bolivia2.00
79Nepal2.01
80China2.01
81Tunisia2.01
82Equatorial Guinea2.01
83Dominican Rep.2.02
Asia Avg2.17
World Avg2.07
q=163.
Impact of Terrorism
Lower is better
62
Pos.2019
Score62
1Togo0.00
2Mongolia0.00
3Swaziland0.00
...
114Russia4.90
115France5.01
116Indonesia5.07
117Nepal5.09
118Burundi5.10
119Palestine5.18
120Bangladesh5.21
121Saudi Arabia5.24
Asia Avg3.60
World Avg2.78
q=150.

Economic Inequality and Poverty:

Inequality in Life Expectancy
Lower is better63
Pos.201963
1Iceland2.40
2=Singapore2.50
2=Hong Kong2.50
...
122Bhutan17.10
123=Venezuela17.10
124Bangladesh17.30
125Nepal17.50
126Cambodia18.10
127Guyana19.00
128S. Africa19.20
129Botswana19.40
Asia Avg11.80
World Avg14.59
q=184.
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
Lower is better
64
Pos.2023
%64
1Slovakia24.1%65
2Slovenia24.3%65
3Belarus24.4%66
...
31=Pakistan29.6%67
31=Guinea29.6%67
33Sweden29.8%65
34Nepal30.0%68
35Ireland30.1%65
36=Fiji30.7%69
36=Myanmar (Burma)30.7%70
36=Austria30.7%65
Asia Avg33.0%
World Avg36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Nepal - only for 4 years between 1980 and 2019.

Multidimensional Poverty
Lower is better
71
Pos.2018
Severity71
1Armenia.001
2Ukraine.001
3Serbia.001
...
55Zimbabwe.137
56Ghana.138
57Lesotho.146
58Nepal.148
59Cambodia.170
60Namibia.171
61Vanuatu.174
62Bhutan.175
Asia Avg.084
World Avg.154
q=101.

9. Religion and Beliefs

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Disbelief In God (2007)72
Pos.Higher is better
%72
1Vietnam81
2Japan65
3Sweden64
...
122=Niger0
122=Saudi Arabia0
122=Rwanda0
122=Cameroon0
122=Philippines0
122=Kuwait0
122=Madagascar0
122=Nigeria0
122=Malawi0
122=Chad0
122=Nepal0
122=Morocco0
122=Mauritania0
122=Mali0
122=Senegal0
122=Oman0
World Avg9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below73:

Christian0.5%
Muslim4.6%
Hindu80.7%
Buddhist10.3%
Folk Religion3.7%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated0.3%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)74.

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