Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nepal
Nepal: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.742 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.742
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
88th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.839
in 2009
All-time low
0.023
in 1846
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nepal, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.742 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nepal peaked at 0.839 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.023, in 1846.
Nepal ranks 88th of 176 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0758 | 0.023 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0283 | 0.028 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0338 | 0.028 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3637 | 0.093 | 0.443 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2277 | 0.203 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2127 | 0.201 | 0.217 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2426 | 0.236 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6671 | 0.565 | 0.713 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6443 | 0.53 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8038 | 0.768 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.765 | 0.742 | 0.776 | 6 |
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- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.505 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.656 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.868 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.813 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.435 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.656 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nepal?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nepal was 0.742 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.839 in 2009.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 in 1846.
- How does Nepal rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Nepal ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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