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Nepal flag Nepal Asia
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
29.7M
51st
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$42.9B
104th
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$1,447
183rd
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
$5,830
162nd
$85,980
10th
GDP Growth
annual %
3.7% 89th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
147,180 km²
94th
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
201.5 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
2.0 103rd
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
66.8% 99th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
6.5% 130th
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
70.4 yrs
151st
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
23.3 135th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
142.0 143rd
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$84
153rd
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
6.2% 101st
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
1.01
128th
3.68
39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
0.54
178th
2.68
82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Nepal
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
10.5% 152nd
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
1.94 26th
17.74 175th
Agriculture
% of GDP
21.9%
1.0%
Industry
% of GDP
11.4%
17.9%
Services
% of GDP
55.2%
77.6%
Exports
% of GDP
7.6%
11.1%
Imports
% of GDP
32.9%
14.3%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
68.7% 134th
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
3.7% 119th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
30.0 35th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
2.4% 81st
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
2.1 84th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
33.1% 55th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
27.4% 168th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
1.0% 123rd
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
55.8%
159th
93.1%
42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
133.3 53rd
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
94.0%
159th
100.0%
124th
Access to Water
% of population
93.6%
137th
100.0%
44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
86.0%
140th
99.6%
34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
73.7% 24th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
41.6% 73rd
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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United States
GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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