World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nepal is 32% bigger than the median country
Nepal: 147,181 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Nepal: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Nepal’s highest peak towers 6,514 m above the median country’s
Nepal: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 26% of Nepal
Nepal: 26.1% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nepal has 4 times as many people as the median country
Nepal: 29.6 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nepal is 2.1 times as densely populated as the median country
Nepal: 207 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 9.2 cm taller than in Nepal
Nepal: 164.4 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 8.2 cm taller than in Nepal
Nepal: 152.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 6.4 years older than in Nepal
Nepal: 24.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nepal have 0.1 more children on average than in the median country
Nepal: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.6% in Nepal
Nepal: 6.6% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 24% more refugees per resident than Nepal
Nepal: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Nepal and the median country are practically level
Nepal: 0 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Nepal and the median country are practically level
Nepal: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Nepal and the median country are nearly identical here
Nepal: $45.5 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 3.4 times as much per person as Nepal
Nepal: Int$6,175 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Nepal (Gini 4.4 points higher)
Nepal: 30 (2022) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.4% of people in Nepal live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in the median country
Nepal: 2.4% (2022) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Nepal, versus 5.1% in the median country
Nepal: 10.5% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Nepal 1.0%
Nepal: 1% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Nepal’s 14%
Nepal: 13.9% (2023) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Nepal’s
Nepal: 25% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 5.6 times as much on health per person as Nepal
Nepal: $84 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 4 years longer than in Nepal
Nepal: 70.6 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nepal is 75% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Nepal: 22.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 66% more doctors per person than Nepal
Nepal: 1 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 4.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Nepal
Nepal: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Nepal is 80% higher than in the median country
Nepal: 18 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 7.7% in Nepal
Nepal: 7.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Nepal smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Nepal: 28.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.69 points higher than in Nepal
Nepal: 5.15 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Nepal
Nepal: 2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Nepal
Nepal: 14.5 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 18 kcal more food per person per day than Nepal
Nepal: 2,920 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Nepal: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 5.4 years longer than in Nepal
Nepal: 4.5 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Nepal (2019)
Nepal: 0.02 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Nepal has 1 more World Heritage site than the median country (4 against 3)
Nepal: 4 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Nepal none
Nepal: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 46% in Nepal
Nepal: 46% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 39% faster than in Nepal
Nepal: 116 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 98% in Nepal
Nepal: 97.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
67% of people in Nepal live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Nepal: 67% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nepal 100
Nepal: 100 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 36 times as long as Nepal’s
Nepal: 59 km (2018) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 65% more passengers per resident than those from Nepal
Nepal: 0.14 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 44% of Nepal, but only 33% of the median country
Nepal: 43.6% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nepal
Nepal: 0.6 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Nepal’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Nepal: 100% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nepal carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in the median country
Nepal: 40.7 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6% more likely to be murdered in the median country than in Nepal
Nepal: 2.1 per 100k (2020) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nepal are 3 times as deadly as in the median country
Nepal: 56 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 9.3 °C warmer than Nepal
Nepal: 13.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nepal gets 2.2 times as much rain as the median country
Nepal: 2,197 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Nepal bigger than the median country?
Nepal is larger. Nepal is 32% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Nepal or the median country?
Nepal has 4 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Nepal or the median country?
People in the median country live 4 years longer than in Nepal. Life expectancy at birth is 70.6 years in Nepal and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Nepal or the median country?
Men in the median country are 9.2 cm taller than in Nepal (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
