What is participatory democracy index in Nepal?

Participatory democracy index in Nepal was 0.435 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 0.455 in 2023.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.006 in 1789.

How does Nepal rank for participatory democracy index?

Nepal ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Democracy Index in Nepal

Name: Participatory Democracy Index in Nepal
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nepal: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.435 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.435

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

54th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.455

in 2023

All-time low

0.006

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Nepal, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, participatory democracy index in Nepal stood at 0.435.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Nepal peaked at 0.455 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.006, in 1789.

That places Nepal 54th out of 176 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.

Participatory Democracy Index in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Nepal, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.006	—
1790	0.006	+0.0%
1791	0.006	+0.0%
1792	0.006	+0.0%
1793	0.006	+0.0%
1794	0.006	+0.0%
1795	0.006	+0.0%
1796	0.006	+0.0%
1797	0.006	+0.0%
1798	0.006	+0.0%
1799	0.006	+0.0%
1800	0.006	+0.0%
1801	0.006	+0.0%
1802	0.006	+0.0%
1803	0.006	+0.0%
1804	0.006	+0.0%
1805	0.006	+0.0%
1806	0.006	+0.0%
1807	0.006	+0.0%
1808	0.006	+0.0%
1809	0.006	+0.0%
1810	0.006	+0.0%
1811	0.006	+0.0%
1812	0.006	+0.0%
1813	0.006	+0.0%
1814	0.006	+0.0%
1815	0.006	+0.0%
1816	0.006	+0.0%
1817	0.006	+0.0%
1818	0.006	+0.0%
1819	0.006	+0.0%
1820	0.006	+0.0%
1821	0.006	+0.0%
1822	0.006	+0.0%
1823	0.006	+0.0%
1824	0.006	+0.0%
1825	0.006	+0.0%
1826	0.006	+0.0%
1827	0.006	+0.0%
1828	0.006	+0.0%
1829	0.006	+0.0%
1830	0.006	+0.0%
1831	0.006	+0.0%
1832	0.006	+0.0%
1833	0.006	+0.0%
1834	0.006	+0.0%
1835	0.006	+0.0%
1836	0.006	+0.0%
1837	0.006	+0.0%
1838	0.006	+0.0%
1839	0.006	+0.0%
1840	0.006	+0.0%
1841	0.006	+0.0%
1842	0.006	+0.0%
1843	0.006	+0.0%
1844	0.006	+0.0%
1845	0.006	+0.0%
1846	0.006	+0.0%
1847	0.006	+0.0%
1848	0.006	+0.0%
1849	0.006	+0.0%
1850	0.006	+0.0%
1851	0.006	+0.0%
1852	0.006	+0.0%
1853	0.006	+0.0%
1854	0.006	+0.0%
1855	0.006	+0.0%
1856	0.006	+0.0%
1857	0.006	+0.0%
1858	0.006	+0.0%
1859	0.006	+0.0%
1860	0.006	+0.0%
1861	0.006	+0.0%
1862	0.006	+0.0%
1863	0.006	+0.0%
1864	0.006	+0.0%
1865	0.006	+0.0%
1866	0.006	+0.0%
1867	0.006	+0.0%
1868	0.006	+0.0%
1869	0.006	+0.0%
1870	0.006	+0.0%
1871	0.006	+0.0%
1872	0.006	+0.0%
1873	0.006	+0.0%
1874	0.006	+0.0%
1875	0.006	+0.0%
1876	0.006	+0.0%
1877	0.006	+0.0%
1878	0.006	+0.0%
1879	0.006	+0.0%
1880	0.006	+0.0%
1881	0.006	+0.0%
1882	0.006	+0.0%
1883	0.006	+0.0%
1884	0.006	+0.0%
1885	0.006	+0.0%
1886	0.006	+0.0%
1887	0.006	+0.0%
1888	0.006	+0.0%
1889	0.006	+0.0%
1890	0.006	+0.0%
1891	0.006	+0.0%
1892	0.006	+0.0%
1893	0.006	+0.0%
1894	0.006	+0.0%
1895	0.006	+0.0%
1896	0.006	+0.0%
1897	0.006	+0.0%
1898	0.006	+0.0%
1899	0.006	+0.0%
1900	0.018	+200.0%
1901	0.018	+0.0%
1902	0.018	+0.0%
1903	0.018	+0.0%
1904	0.018	+0.0%
1905	0.018	+0.0%
1906	0.018	+0.0%
1907	0.018	+0.0%
1908	0.018	+0.0%
1909	0.018	+0.0%
1910	0.018	+0.0%
1911	0.018	+0.0%
1912	0.018	+0.0%
1913	0.018	+0.0%
1914	0.018	+0.0%
1915	0.018	+0.0%
1916	0.018	+0.0%
1917	0.018	+0.0%
1918	0.018	+0.0%
1919	0.018	+0.0%
1920	0.018	+0.0%
1921	0.018	+0.0%
1922	0.018	+0.0%
1923	0.018	+0.0%
1924	0.018	+0.0%
1925	0.018	+0.0%
1926	0.018	+0.0%
1927	0.018	+0.0%
1928	0.018	+0.0%
1929	0.018	+0.0%
1930	0.018	+0.0%
1931	0.018	+0.0%
1932	0.018	+0.0%
1933	0.018	+0.0%
1934	0.018	+0.0%
1935	0.018	+0.0%
1936	0.018	+0.0%
1937	0.018	+0.0%
1938	0.018	+0.0%
1939	0.018	+0.0%
1940	0.018	+0.0%
1941	0.018	+0.0%
1942	0.018	+0.0%
1943	0.018	+0.0%
1944	0.018	+0.0%
1945	0.018	+0.0%
1946	0.018	+0.0%
1947	0.017	-5.6%
1948	0.017	+0.0%
1949	0.017	+0.0%
1950	0.024	+41.2%
1951	0.026	+8.3%
1952	0.043	+65.4%
1953	0.045	+4.7%
1954	0.045	+0.0%
1955	0.045	+0.0%
1956	0.045	+0.0%
1957	0.045	+0.0%
1958	0.046	+2.2%
1959	0.058	+26.1%
1960	0.065	+12.1%
1961	0.045	-30.8%
1962	0.058	+28.9%
1963	0.058	+0.0%
1964	0.058	+0.0%
1965	0.058	+0.0%
1966	0.058	+0.0%
1967	0.058	+0.0%
1968	0.058	+0.0%
1969	0.058	+0.0%
1970	0.058	+0.0%
1971	0.058	+0.0%
1972	0.058	+0.0%
1973	0.058	+0.0%
1974	0.058	+0.0%
1975	0.058	+0.0%
1976	0.058	+0.0%
1977	0.058	+0.0%
1978	0.058	+0.0%
1979	0.058	+0.0%
1980	0.072	+24.1%
1981	0.064	-11.1%
1982	0.065	+1.6%
1983	0.065	+0.0%
1984	0.065	+0.0%
1985	0.065	+0.0%
1986	0.065	+0.0%
1987	0.066	+1.5%
1988	0.066	+0.0%
1989	0.066	+0.0%
1990	0.138	+109.1%
1991	0.205	+48.6%
1992	0.227	+10.7%
1993	0.227	+0.0%
1994	0.227	+0.0%
1995	0.227	+0.0%
1996	0.223	-1.8%
1997	0.222	-0.4%
1998	0.222	+0.0%
1999	0.218	-1.8%
2000	0.212	-2.8%
2001	0.212	+0.0%
2002	0.179	-15.6%
2003	0.125	-30.2%
2004	0.124	-0.8%
2005	0.123	-0.8%
2006	0.129	+4.9%
2007	0.148	+14.7%
2008	0.229	+54.7%
2009	0.266	+16.2%
2010	0.261	-1.9%
2011	0.262	+0.4%
2012	0.195	-25.6%
2013	0.153	-21.5%
2014	0.303	+98.0%
2015	0.357	+17.8%
2016	0.372	+4.2%
2017	0.442	+18.8%
2018	0.422	-4.5%
2019	0.397	-5.9%
2020	0.39	-1.8%
2021	0.394	+1.0%
2022	0.424	+7.6%
2023	0.455	+7.3%
2024	0.431	-5.3%
2025	0.435	+0.9%

Nepal compared with similar countries

Nepal's 0.435 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2215, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nepal's 0.435 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3325, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.006	0.006	0.006	1
1790s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1800s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1810s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1820s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1830s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1840s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1850s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1860s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1870s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1880s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1890s	0.006	0.006	0.006	10
1900s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1910s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1920s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1930s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1940s	0.0177	0.017	0.018	10
1950s	0.0422	0.024	0.058	10
1960s	0.0574	0.045	0.065	10
1970s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1980s	0.0659	0.064	0.072	10
1990s	0.2136	0.138	0.227	10
2000s	0.1747	0.123	0.266	10
2010s	0.3164	0.153	0.442	10
2020s	0.4215	0.39	0.455	6

Countries ranked near Nepal

51 Israel 0.455 compare
52 Peru 0.448 compare
53 Panama 0.441 compare
55 Argentina 0.429 compare
55 Solomon Islands 0.429 compare
57 Guatemala 0.421 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Nepal?: Participatory democracy index in Nepal was 0.435 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.455 in 2023.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.006 in 1789.
How does Nepal rank for participatory democracy index?: Nepal ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.