Private civil liberties index in Nepal
Nepal: Private civil liberties index was 0.67 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.67
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.806
in 2010
All-time low
0.026
in 1846
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Private civil liberties index in Nepal, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.67 for private civil liberties index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Nepal peaked at 0.806 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.026, in 1846.
Nepal ranks 109th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Private civil liberties index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.037 | — |
| 1790 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.026 | -29.7% |
| 1847 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.027 | +3.8% |
| 1921 | 0.03 | +11.1% |
| 1922 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.031 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.03 | -3.2% |
| 1935 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.027 | -10.0% |
| 1941 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.03 | +11.1% |
| 1944 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.034 | +13.3% |
| 1948 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.052 | +52.9% |
| 1951 | 0.152 | +192.3% |
| 1952 | 0.204 | +34.2% |
| 1953 | 0.207 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.212 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.264 | +24.5% |
| 1960 | 0.254 | -3.8% |
| 1961 | 0.217 | -14.6% |
| 1962 | 0.217 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.238 | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.242 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.243 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.254 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.269 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.481 | +78.8% |
| 1991 | 0.592 | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.607 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.585 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.526 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.534 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.537 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.554 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.559 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.575 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.58 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.632 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.772 | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.778 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.804 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.806 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.792 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.801 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.718 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.726 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.734 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.748 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.734 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.716 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.693 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.726 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.68 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.681 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.683 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.673 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.67 | -0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.671, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.67 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6505, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0326 | 0.026 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0304 | 0.027 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0304 | 0.03 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0303 | 0.027 | 0.034 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1919 | 0.052 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2378 | 0.217 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.243 | 0.243 | 0.243 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.266 | 0.254 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5584 | 0.481 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6366 | 0.537 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7468 | 0.693 | 0.806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6855 | 0.67 | 0.726 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 private civil liberties index in Nepal?
- Private civil liberties index in Nepal was 0.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.806 in 2010.
- What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.026 in 1846.
- How does Nepal rank for private civil liberties index?
- Nepal ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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