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Nepal vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Nepal
npl
Leads on 37 of 117 metrics
United Kingdom
gbr
Leads on 70 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Nepal and United Kingdom: Nepal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against United Kingdom (1.58); Nepal leads on Oil Consumption (20,000) against United Kingdom (1.62); Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against United Kingdom (84.50). Across 117 compared metrics, Nepal wins on 37 and United Kingdom wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)46.32 %95.47 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.77 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score55.2 points78.89 points★
Radios840,000★84.5
Televisions130,000★30.5
Waterwaysnone3,200

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country9.52B $31.15B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars48.33B $4.10T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)30.4 %★19.12 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.3 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index81.793.8★
Electricity Consumption4.98309.2★
Electricity Exports2.69★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels550★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants92★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables339★
Electricity Imports2.1819.7★
Electricity Installed Capacity943,100★97.06
Electricity Production4.24318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)6.6 USD per capita94.28 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3032.4★
Gross Fixed Investment3.514.7★
Gross National Saving45.4★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.1 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)7.1 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption079.17★
Natural Gas Exports011.27★
Natural Gas Imports047★
Natural Gas Production042.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0176★
Oil Consumption20,000★1.62
Oil Exports01.31★
Oil Imports13,740★1.45
Oil Production01.39★
Oil Proved Reserves02.86★
Population Below Poverty Line20.3 people18.6 people★
Public Debt39.9★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption27,000★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports26,120907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.29★
Remittances33.1★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.45★0.01
Robotics Research Funding0.3 USD1.64 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)21.50.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.527.4★
Top Exporting Countries3.27B USD1.14T USD★
Unemployment Rate10.8 %4.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate39.24 %★61.37 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)428,262★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions11.36★340.94
Population Distributionmost of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is lowthe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.6 sq km28.58 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources210.2★147

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization13.07 %★9.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)176.82★115
Agricultural land36,185.52 sq. km172,448.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land12,090★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country40.77 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions7England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence176no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water16.49 %99.82 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★7.4
Health Care Spending per Capita464.47 USD7,011.86 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)142 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.429★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.1 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people14 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 518.30.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)112,000153,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)75.46 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.520.79★
Life expectancy at birth73.26 years83.69 years★
Median age of population25.67 years40.33 years★
Population Change-239,662.7 persons377,688.2 persons★
Population density201.77 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population29.59M persons69.96M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.83★0.67
Birth Rate (%)16.66 %★10.76 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate46.7 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.62 %★9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age8.63M persons15.28M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate8.4435.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.88 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.57 people9.65 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)162.32177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.42 %86.48 %★
Physician Density1.01 people/sq km3.3 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.66 %★0.4 %
Population living in slums35.73 %★0.16 %
Total deaths198,194.4 persons★675,626.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)58.71 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.92 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-588,424.9 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate22.16 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.162.25★
Airports511,057★
Civil Air Travel5618★
Heliports14139★

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