India
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of India.
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India vs Nepal
119 shared metrics.
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Nepal
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Identity
Name origin: the name probably comes from the Sanskrit term nepala, from the words for "fly down" and "house," which would refer to the villages at the base of the mount…
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Curated stat
Nepal packs eight of the world's fourteen classic 8,000-meter peaks into one mountain country.
Analysis
India leads in 77 of 119 shared metrics, while Nepal leads in 42.
India's Railway Length is 1110.1x that of Nepal (65.6K km vs 59 km).
India's Total CO2 Emissions is 197.5x that of Nepal (3.2K Mt CO2e vs 15.89 Mt CO2e).
India's Electricity Generation is 191.3x that of Nepal (2.1K TWh vs 10.7 TWh).
India's Electric Generating Capacity is 173.9x that of Nepal (499.14M kW vs 2.85M kW).
India's Scientific Publications is 121.0x that of Nepal (207.4K vs 1.7K).
Key Comparisons
Railway LengthIndia leads
India
65.6K km
Nepal
59 km
Total CO2 EmissionsIndia leads
India
3.2K Mt CO2e
Nepal
15.89 Mt CO2e
Electricity GenerationIndia leads
India
2.1K TWh
Nepal
10.7 TWh
Electric Generating CapacityIndia leads
India
499.14M kW
Nepal
2.85M kW
Scientific PublicationsIndia leads
India
207.4K
Nepal
1.7K
GDP (Nominal)India leads
India
$3,909,891,533,858.08
Nepal
$42,914,268,286.71
All Metrics
Railway Length
IndiaIndia
65.6K km
Nepal
59 km
111008% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
IndiaIndia
3.2K Mt CO2e
Nepal
15.89 Mt CO2e
19746% higher
Electricity Generation
IndiaIndia
2.1K TWh
Nepal
10.7 TWh
19129% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
IndiaIndia
499.14M kW
Nepal
2.85M kW
17395% higher
Scientific Publications
IndiaIndia
207.4K
Nepal
1.7K
12105% higher
GDP (Nominal)
IndiaIndia
$3,909,891,533,858.08
Nepal
$42,914,268,286.71
9011% higher
Water Withdrawal
IndiaIndia
647.5 B m³
Nepal
9.5 B m³
6718% higher
Irrigated Land
IndiaIndia
754.6K km²
Nepal
12.1K km²
6141% higher
Tourism Revenue
IndiaIndia
$13,413,000,000
Nepal
$238,000,000
5536% higher
Wind Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
5.0%
Nepal
0.09%
5456% higher
Population
IndiaIndia
1.42B
Nepal
31.33M
4430% higher
Air Passengers
IndiaIndia
180.42M
Nepal
4.29M
4106% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
IndiaIndia
18.57%
Nepal
0.62%
2908% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IndiaIndia
670.13 gCO2/kWh
Nepal
24.26 gCO2/kWh
2662% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
IndiaIndia
3.07M
Nepal
112.0K
2639% higher
Land Area
IndiaIndia
2.97M km²
Nepal
143.3K km²
1974% higher
Credit Card Ownership
IndiaIndia
4.6% of adults
Nepal
0.36% of adults
1185% higher
Forest Area
IndiaIndia
729.6K km²
Nepal
59.6K km²
1124% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
IndiaIndia
39.33% of firms
Nepal
3.4% of firms
1060% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IndiaIndia
44 sites
Nepal
4.0 sites
1000% higher
Water Stress (%)
IndiaIndia
44.78%
Nepal
4.8%
835% higher
Solar Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
9.4%
Nepal
1.1%
772% higher
Airports
IndiaIndia
318
Nepal
50
536% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
IndiaIndia
49.42% of adults
Nepal
8.5% of adults
478% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
0.69% of GDP
Nepal
0.13% of GDP
423% higher
Spirits Consumption
IndiaIndia
2.3 L/person/yr
Nepal
0.45 L/person/yr
406% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
IndiaIndia
76.44%
Nepal
16.49%
364% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
IndiaIndia
27.23% of firms
Nepal
6.2% of firms
341% higher
Land Border Length
IndiaIndia
13.9K km
Nepal
3.2K km
340% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
IndiaIndia
1.6 per 1k
Nepal
0.40 per 1k
300% higher
Alcohol Consumption
IndiaIndia
4.1 L/adult/yr
Nepal
1.1 L/adult/yr
287% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
IndiaIndia
1.2K kWh/person
Nepal
321.05 kWh/person
268% higher
CO2 Per Capita
IndiaIndia
2.2 t/person/yr
Nepal
0.63 t/person/yr
248% higher
Border Neighbors
IndiaIndia
6.0
Nepal
2.0
200% higher
Exports (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
21.16% of GDP
Nepal
7.6% of GDP
178% higher
Population Density
IndiaIndia
483.68 /km²
Nepal
207.15 /km²
133% higher
Military Spending
IndiaIndia
2.3% of GDP
Nepal
0.98% of GDP
132% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
IndiaIndia
60.06%
Nepal
26.12%
130% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
IndiaIndia
7.9 kg/person/yr
Nepal
3.5 kg/person/yr
126% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
IndiaIndia
23.1% of adults
Nepal
10.58% of adults
118% higher
Official Languages Count
IndiaIndia
2.0
Nepal
1.0
100% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
IndiaIndia
$11,159.99
Nepal
$5,736.62
95% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
IndiaIndia
158.15 per 1k people
Nepal
84.07 per 1k people
88% higher
Capital Elevation
NepalIndia
216 m
Nepal
1.3K m
83% lower
GNI Per Capita
IndiaIndia
$2,650
Nepal
$1,470
80% higher
Teen Birth Rate
NepalIndia
14.06 per 1k
Nepal
67.17 per 1k
79% lower
GDP Growth Rate
IndiaIndia
6.5%
Nepal
3.7%
77% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
NepalIndia
19.91% of firms
Nepal
75.84% of firms
74% lower
Digital Payments Used
IndiaIndia
48.46% of adults
Nepal
28.07% of adults
73% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IndiaIndia
25 days/yr
Nepal
15 days/yr
67% higher
Protected Land (%)
NepalIndia
7.7%
Nepal
23.6%
67% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
NepalIndia
0.03 per 100k people
Nepal
0.09 per 100k people
63% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
IndiaIndia
84.5 kg/person/yr
Nepal
52.1 kg/person/yr
62% higher
University Enrollment Rate
IndiaIndia
34.42%
Nepal
21.29%
62% higher
Unemployment Rate
NepalIndia
4.2%
Nepal
10.71%
61% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
NepalIndia
13.65%
Nepal
33.09%
59% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
NepalIndia
6.1 kg/person/yr
Nepal
13.55 kg/person/yr
55% lower
Death Rate
IndiaIndia
8.7 per 1k
Nepal
5.6 per 1k
55% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
NepalIndia
34.9%
Nepal
73.7%
53% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
NepalIndia
6.7% of GDP
Nepal
13.94% of GDP
52% lower
Nurses & Midwives
NepalIndia
1.7 per 1k
Nepal
3.5 per 1k
50% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
NepalIndia
3.3% of GDP
Nepal
6.7% of GDP
50% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
NepalIndia
0.26
Nepal
0.51
49% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
NepalIndia
14.6 per 100k
Nepal
28.2 per 100k
48% lower
Urban Population (%)
NepalIndia
35.38%
Nepal
66.77%
47% lower
Broadband Access (%)
NepalIndia
2.7 per 100 people
Nepal
5.0 per 100 people
45% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
IndiaIndia
754.18 kg oil eq/person
Nepal
519.95 kg oil eq/person
45% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
NepalIndia
0.46
Nepal
0.81
44% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
NepalIndia
0.38
Nepal
0.66
43% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
NepalIndia
24.54%
Nepal
41.59%
41% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
NepalIndia
6.8% of firms
Nepal
10.31% of firms
34% lower
Homicide Rate
IndiaIndia
2.8 per 100k
Nepal
2.1 per 100k
32% higher
Imports (% GDP)
NepalIndia
23.49% of GDP
Nepal
32.91% of GDP
29% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
NepalIndia
0.72 per 1k
Nepal
1.0 per 1k
29% lower
Food Waste per Person
NepalIndia
97.34 kg/person/yr
Nepal
134.87 kg/person/yr
28% lower
Suicide Rate
IndiaIndia
12.56 per 100k
Nepal
10.14 per 100k
24% higher
Political Corruption Index
IndiaIndia
0.68
Nepal
0.56
22% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
NepalIndia
16.02% of youth labor force
Nepal
20.56% of youth labor force
22% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
NepalIndia
79 per 100 people
Nepal
100 per 100 people
21% lower
Beer Consumption
NepalIndia
0.13 L/person/yr
Nepal
0.16 L/person/yr
18% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
NepalIndia
0.66
Nepal
0.79
17% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
46.5% of GDP
Nepal
39.9% of GDP
17% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
IndiaIndia
39 pts
Nepal
34 pts
15% higher
Inequality (Gini)
NepalIndia
25.5
Nepal
30
15% lower
Smoking Rate
NepalIndia
24.3%
Nepal
28.3%
14% lower
Median Age
IndiaIndia
28.1 years
Nepal
24.7 years
14% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
NepalIndia
31.3% of adults
Nepal
36.2% of adults
14% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
IndiaIndia
24.96 per 100k
Nepal
21.99 per 100k
14% higher
Women in Senior Management
NepalIndia
11.92% of managers
Nepal
13.9% of managers
14% lower
Dependency Ratio
NepalIndia
46.56% of working-age pop.
Nepal
53.69% of working-age pop.
13% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
NepalIndia
24.4% of adults
Nepal
28% of adults
13% lower
Youth Population (%)
NepalIndia
24.62%
Nepal
28.43%
13% lower
Life Evaluation Score
NepalIndia
4.5 pts
Nepal
5.1 pts
12% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
IndiaIndia
45.45 hrs/week
Nepal
41.04 hrs/week
11% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
IndiaIndia
4.1% of GDP
Nepal
3.7% of GDP
11% higher
Human Development Index
IndiaIndia
0.69
Nepal
0.62
10% higher
Obesity Rate
IndiaIndia
7.2%
Nepal
6.6%
10% higher
Fertility Rate
IndiaIndia
2.0 children/woman
Nepal
1.8 children/woman
10% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
NepalIndia
$79.52
Nepal
$88.27
10% lower
Elderly Population (%)
IndiaIndia
7.1%
Nepal
6.5%
10% higher
Inflation Rate
IndiaIndia
5.0%
Nepal
4.7%
7% higher
Informal Employment Share
IndiaIndia
87.2% of employed people
Nepal
81.52% of employed people
7% higher
Electricity Access (%)
IndiaIndia
99.5%
Nepal
94%
6% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IndiaIndia
48.39 µg/m³
Nepal
45.72 µg/m³
6% higher
Child Mortality
IndiaIndia
27.7 per 1k births
Nepal
26.5 per 1k births
5% higher
Birth Rate
NepalIndia
15.91 per 1k
Nepal
16.66 per 1k
5% lower
Infant Mortality
IndiaIndia
24.5 per 1k births
Nepal
23.3 per 1k births
5% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
NepalIndia
83.38%
Nepal
86.03%
3% lower
Highest Elevation
NepalIndia
8.6K m
Nepal
8.8K m
3% lower
Life Expectancy
IndiaIndia
72.0 years
Nepal
70.4 years
2% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
NepalIndia
95.18% of adults
Nepal
96.45% of adults
1% lower
Time Zones Count
IndiaIndia
3.0 time zones
Nepal
3.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
IndiaIndia
7.0K km
Nepal
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
IndiaIndia
70.82%
Nepal
0%
ranked higher
Internet Users (%)
IndiaIndia
56%
Nepal
56%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
IndiaIndia
0.00 per 1M people
Nepal
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
NepalIndia
0 m
Nepal
70 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
NepalIndia
-0.9% of GDP
Nepal
6.7% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
IndiaIndia
0.22 per 1M people
Nepal
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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