Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Nepal
Nepal: Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) was 20 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 20 years for age of electoral democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Nepal peaked at 20 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1991.
That places Nepal 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 years | — |
| 1992 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1 years | -90.9% |
| 2007 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 20 years | +5.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 20 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24 years, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 20 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.5 years, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -90.9% | 11 years | 1 years |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 2007 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 1 years | 9 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.17 years | 1 years | 11 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.5 years | 5 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 years | 15 years | 20 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More social development data for Nepal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Nepal?
- Age of electoral democracy in Nepal was 20 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 20 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Nepal ranks 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.