Democracy in Nepal
Nepal: Democracy was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in Nepal, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Nepal is 5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Nepal peaked at 5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
That places Nepal 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 1 Bolivia 5 compare
- 1 Botswana 5 compare
- 1 Brazil 5 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 1 East Timor 5 compare
- 1 Gambia 5 compare
- 1 Guatemala 5 compare
- 1 Honduras 5 compare
- 1 Ireland 4 compare
- 1 Lesotho 5 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 1 Maldives 5 compare
- 1 Malta 4 compare
- 1 Montenegro 5 compare
- 1 Poland 5 compare
- 1 Seychelles 5 compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 5 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 5 compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1404 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.53 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8422 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 254.62 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Nepal?
- Democracy in Nepal was 5 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for democracy?
- Nepal ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).