Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Nepal
Nepal: Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) was 12 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Nepal, 2009–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of electoral democracy in Nepal is 12 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Nepal peaked at 12 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2009.
Nepal ranks 83rd of 111 countries on this measure, 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 (V-Dem) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 years | — |
| 2010 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 years | -66.7% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 12 years | +9.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 12 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21 years, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 12 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.5 years, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -66.7% | 3 years | 1 years |
| 2010 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 2015 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.25 years | 1 years | 6 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.5 years | 7 years | 12 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 12 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2009.
- How does Nepal rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Nepal ranks 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (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.