How much coast is there?

India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Nepal: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Nepal’s highest peak towers 263 m above India’s.

India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Nepal: 8,849 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

India has 49 times as many people as Nepal.

India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Nepal: 29.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

India is 2.4 times as densely populated as Nepal.

India: 492 per km² (2025) · Nepal: 207 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in India is 3.4 years older than in Nepal.

India: 28.1 years (2023) · Nepal: 24.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

India and Nepal are practically level.

India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Nepal: 1.96 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 6.6% in Nepal.

India: 7.4% (2025) · Nepal: 6.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nepal 0.0.

India: 0.1 (2025) · Nepal: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

India has 3 official languages, Nepal 1.

India: 3 (2026) · Nepal: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

India’s economy is 87 times the size of Nepal’s.

India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Nepal: $45.5 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

India produces 90% more per person than Nepal.

India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Nepal: Int$6,175 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Nepal than in India (Gini 4.5 points higher).

India: 25.5 (2022) · Nepal: 30 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 10% in Nepal, versus 4.2% in India.

India: 4.2% (2025) · Nepal: 10.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Nepal 1.0%.

India: 2.3% (2024) · Nepal: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Nepal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× India’s.

India: 23% (2025) · Nepal: 25% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

India and Nepal are nearly identical here.

India: $85 (2023) · Nepal: $84 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in India is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in Nepal.

India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Nepal: 22.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nepal has 40% more doctors per person than India.

India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Nepal: 1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

India and Nepal are practically level.

India: 8% (2024) · Nepal: 7.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

29% of adults in Nepal smoke, versus 23% in India.

India: 22.6% (2024) · Nepal: 28.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Nepal rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in India.

India: 4.54 (2025) · Nepal: 5.15 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in India drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Nepal.

India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Nepal: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Nepal has 78% more meat per person than India.

India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Nepal: 14.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Nepal has 251 kcal more food per person per day than India.

India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Nepal: 2,920 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Nepal: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in India went to school 2.4 years longer than in Nepal.

India: 6.9 years (2023) · Nepal: 4.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Nepal welcomed 3.1 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).

India: 0.01 (2024) · Nepal: 0.02 (2022)

How many people are online?

70% of people in India are online, versus 46% in Nepal.

India: 70% (2025) · Nepal: 46% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in India have electricity, versus 98% in Nepal.

India: 99.9% (2024) · Nepal: 97.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

67% of people in Nepal live in cities, versus 36% in India.

India: 36% (2025) · Nepal: 67% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Nepal has 100 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.

India: 79 (2024) · Nepal: 100 (2024)

How much railway is there?

India’s railway network is 1,154 times as long as Nepal’s.

India: 68,103 km (2021) · Nepal: 59 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Nepal fly 18% more passengers per resident than those from India.

India: 0.12 (2023) · Nepal: 0.14 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Nepal, but only 25% of India.

India: 24.5% (2023) · Nepal: 41.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in India emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nepal.

India: 2.2 t (2024) · Nepal: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Nepal’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.

India: 24.1% (2025) · Nepal: 100% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in India carries 9% more fine dust than in Nepal.

India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Nepal: 40.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 32% more likely to be murdered in India than in Nepal.

India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Nepal: 2.1 per 100k (2020)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nepal are 93% deadlier than in India.

India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Nepal: 28.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

India is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Nepal.

India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nepal: 13.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Nepal gets 73% more rain than India.

India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nepal: 2,197 mm (2016–2025 avg)