Freedom Score in Nepal
Nepal: Freedom Score was 59 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Nepal, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Nepal stood at 59.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Nepal peaked at 62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2005.
That places Nepal 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50 | — |
| 2003 | 45 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 28 | -31.7% |
| 2006 | 45 | +60.7% |
| 2007 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 50 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 56 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 62 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 59 | -4.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 59 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 59 is below the median for South Asia, which is 60.5, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score 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 | +60.7% | 28 | 45 |
| 2005 | -31.7% | 41 | 28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.38 | 28 | 50 | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.2 | 47 | 56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 | 56 | 62 | 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 freedom score in Nepal?
- Freedom score in Nepal was 59 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for freedom score?
- Nepal ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.