Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Nepal
Nepal: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Nepal, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 3 for political rights rating fh, gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Nepal peaked at 6 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1991.
Nepal ranks 95th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1981 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.88 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Nepal?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Nepal was 3 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Nepal ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Political rights rating fh Our World in Data
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.