Political rights score fh in Nepal
Nepal: Political rights score fh was 27 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
27
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
94th
of 197 countries
All-time high
28
in 2023
All-time low
9
in 2005
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Nepal, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Nepal stood at 27.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Nepal peaked at 28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2005.
That places Nepal 94th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.38 | 9 | 21 | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.2 | 20 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5 | 25 | 28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 94 Dominican Republic 27 compare
- 94 Ecuador 27 compare
- 94 Peru 27 compare
- 94 Solomon Islands 27 compare
More social development data for Nepal
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.742 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.505 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.656 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.868 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Nepal?
- Political rights score fh in Nepal was 27 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2023.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for political rights score fh?
- Nepal ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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