Civil Rights Score in Nepal
Nepal: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Rights Score in Nepal, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 6 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Nepal peaked at 6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.
That places Nepal 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 31 Bolivia 6 compare
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- 31 Liberia 6 compare
- 31 Malawi 6 compare
- 31 Malaysia 6 compare
- 31 Namibia 6 compare
- 31 Papua New Guinea 6 compare
- 31 Paraguay 6 compare
- 31 Peru 6 compare
- 31 Qatar 6 compare
- 31 Senegal 6 compare
- 31 Serbia 6 compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 6 compare
- 31 Ukraine 6 compare
- 31 Zambia 6 compare
More social development data for Nepal
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 19,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8,019 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.505 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.742 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.435 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Nepal?
- Civil rights score in Nepal was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for civil rights score?
- Nepal ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.