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Nepal vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Nepal
npl
Leads on 32 of 109 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 70 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Nepal and United States: Nepal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (943,100) against United States (1.09); Nepal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (26,120) against United States (2.17); United States leads on Civil Air Travel (8,252) against Nepal (5). Across 109 compared metrics, Nepal wins on 32 and United States wins on 70.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.77 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score55.2 points65.49 points★
Radios840,000★575
Televisions130,000★219
Waterwaysnone41,009

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country9.52B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars48.33B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.3 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index81.792★
Electricity Consumption4.98★3.9
Electricity Exports2.699.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels570★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants92★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables314★
Electricity Imports2.1872.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity943,100★1.09
Electricity Production4.24★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)6.6 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3041.8★
Gross Fixed Investment3.511.9★
Gross National Saving45.4★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.1 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)7.1 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption20,000★19.15
Oil Exports01.92★
Oil Imports13,740★10.27
Oil Production09.69★
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line25.2 people15.1 people★
Public Debt39.9★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption27,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports05.22★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports26,120★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3★
Remittances33.1★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.45★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.441.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.5★10.6
Unemployment Rate10.8 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)428,262-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions11.364.8★
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 lowlarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources210.2★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization13.07 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)176.82★94.67
Agricultural land36,185.52 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land12,090234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country40.77 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions750★
Independence176★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.713.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)142 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.427.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.1 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Underweight Children Under 518.30.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)112,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)75.46 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.520.72★
Life expectancy at birth73.26 years83.22 years★
Median age of population25.67 years38.79 years★
Population Change-239,662.7 persons2.26M persons★
Population density201.77 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population29.59M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.83★0.4
Birth Rate (%)16.66 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate46.7 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)5.62 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age8.63M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate8.44174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.88 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.57 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)162.32177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.42 %74.52 %★
Physician Density1.01 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.66 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums35.73 %★0.05 %
Total deaths198,194.4 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)58.71 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate1.92 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-588,424.9 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate22.16 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.162.06★
Airports5116,116★
Civil Air Travel58,252★
Heliports148,130★

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