Gender Development Index in Nepal
Nepal: Gender Development Index was 0.885 in 2022. β² Rising
Gender Development Index in Nepal, 1990β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Nepal is 0.885, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Nepal peaked at 0.918 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.666, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 153rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7342 | 0.666 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8509 | 0.804 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8998 | 0.866 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8843 | 0.884 | 0.885 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 150 Uganda 0.899 compare
- 151 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.891 compare
- 152 Nigeria 0.886 compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.885 compare
- 155 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.884 compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 0.881 compare
- 156 Algeria 0.881 compare
More gender data for Nepal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 268,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 278,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Nepal?
- Gender development index in Nepal was 0.885 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.666 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for gender development index?
- Nepal ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.