Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government was 95.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.6%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
84th
of 174 countries
All-time high
96.6%
in 1991
All-time low
70.0%
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Nepal, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Nepal is 95.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Nepal peaked at 96.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1789.
That places Nepal 84th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 70.0% | — |
| 1790 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 81.3% | +16.2% |
| 1817 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 85.0% | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 88.8% | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 94.8% | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 96.6% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 94.6% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 95.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.8%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 95.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 95.9%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1800s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1810s | 74.5% | 70.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1820s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1830s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1840s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1850s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 84.6% | 81.3% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 93.6% | 88.8% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 75.8% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 75.8% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 87.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 94.8% | 96.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 82 Bahrain 95.8% compare
- 83 East Timor 95.7% compare
- 85 Ghana 95.6% compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 95.5% compare
- 87 Maldives 95.4% compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Nepal?
- Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Nepal was 95.6% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1789.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Nepal ranks 84th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.