Social Development in Nepal 146 indicators covering social development for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,613 2025 down 40.0% 84th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 2025 down 11.4% 67th Political Rights Rating 3 2025 unchanged 95th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 95th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 16.8% 91st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 2025 down 11.4% 67th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person 2025 down 43.6% 96th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 67.8% 60th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0765 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.5% 90th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,613 2025 down 40.0% 84th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.28 % change on previous year 2025 down 61.7% 103rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.6% 59th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.742 2025 down 6.0% 88th Liberal Democracy Index 0.505 2025 down 5.4% 64th Electoral Democracy Index 0.656 2025 up 2.0% 61st Freedom of Association Index 0.868 2025 up 2.2% 44th Freedom of Expression Index 0.813 2025 down 5.4% 59th Participatory Democracy Index 0.435 2025 up 21.8% 54th Varieties of democracy 0.656 2025 up 2.0% 61st Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.742 2025 down 6.0% 88th Key features of human rights 0.742 2025 down 6.0% 88th Key features of electoral democracy 0.656 2025 up 2.0% 61st Key features of liberal democracy 0.505 2025 down 5.4% 64th Executive Corruption Index 0.27 2025 down 55.1% 118th Judicial Corruption Score -1.03 2025 up 26.5% 130th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.587 2025 down 9.3% 78th Key features of democracy 0.656 2025 up 2.0% 61st Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year 2025 down 167.5% 119th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year 2025 down 143.8% 122nd Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.505 2025 down 5.4% 64th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year 2025 down 167.5% 119th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year 2025 down 590.9% 147th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year 2025 down 167.5% 119th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.656 2025 up 2.0% 60th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.422 2025 down 3.7% 67th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.406 2025 down 7.7% 73rd Direct Democracy Index 0.02 2025 unchanged 104th Key media freedoms 1.56 2025 down 14.5% 40th Media Corruption Score 0.91 2025 down 10.0% 72nd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0.0641 % change on previous year 2025 — 34th Academic Freedom Index 0.831 2025 down 0.5% 44th Legislative Corruption Score -0.127 2025 down 173.4% 91st Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.4% 49th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.4% 45th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.4% 49th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.4% 49th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 25.0% 103rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1366 units per square kilometre 2023 down 57.7% 77th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0504 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.7% 78th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.4996 2019 up 148.3% 108th Page 1 of 3 Next →