What is women's civil liberties index in Nepal?

Women's civil liberties index in Nepal was 0.64 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 0.668 in 2012.

What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1789.

How does Nepal rank for women's civil liberties index?

Nepal ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Nepal

Name: Women's Civil Liberties Index in Nepal
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nepal: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.64 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.64

Change on year

up 9.4%

World rank

106th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.668

in 2012

All-time low

0.005

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Nepal, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, women's civil liberties index in Nepal stood at 0.64.

The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Nepal peaked at 0.668 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1789.

That places Nepal 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in Nepal, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.005	—
1790	0.005	+0.0%
1791	0.005	+0.0%
1792	0.005	+0.0%
1793	0.005	+0.0%
1794	0.005	+0.0%
1795	0.005	+0.0%
1796	0.005	+0.0%
1797	0.005	+0.0%
1798	0.005	+0.0%
1799	0.005	+0.0%
1800	0.005	+0.0%
1801	0.005	+0.0%
1802	0.005	+0.0%
1803	0.005	+0.0%
1804	0.005	+0.0%
1805	0.005	+0.0%
1806	0.005	+0.0%
1807	0.005	+0.0%
1808	0.005	+0.0%
1809	0.005	+0.0%
1810	0.005	+0.0%
1811	0.005	+0.0%
1812	0.005	+0.0%
1813	0.005	+0.0%
1814	0.005	+0.0%
1815	0.005	+0.0%
1816	0.005	+0.0%
1817	0.005	+0.0%
1818	0.005	+0.0%
1819	0.005	+0.0%
1820	0.005	+0.0%
1821	0.005	+0.0%
1822	0.005	+0.0%
1823	0.005	+0.0%
1824	0.005	+0.0%
1825	0.005	+0.0%
1826	0.005	+0.0%
1827	0.005	+0.0%
1828	0.005	+0.0%
1829	0.005	+0.0%
1830	0.005	+0.0%
1831	0.005	+0.0%
1832	0.005	+0.0%
1833	0.005	+0.0%
1834	0.005	+0.0%
1835	0.005	+0.0%
1836	0.005	+0.0%
1837	0.005	+0.0%
1838	0.005	+0.0%
1839	0.005	+0.0%
1840	0.005	+0.0%
1841	0.005	+0.0%
1842	0.005	+0.0%
1843	0.005	+0.0%
1844	0.005	+0.0%
1845	0.005	+0.0%
1846	0.005	+0.0%
1847	0.005	+0.0%
1848	0.005	+0.0%
1849	0.005	+0.0%
1850	0.005	+0.0%
1851	0.005	+0.0%
1852	0.005	+0.0%
1853	0.005	+0.0%
1854	0.005	+0.0%
1855	0.005	+0.0%
1856	0.005	+0.0%
1857	0.005	+0.0%
1858	0.005	+0.0%
1859	0.005	+0.0%
1860	0.005	+0.0%
1861	0.005	+0.0%
1862	0.005	+0.0%
1863	0.005	+0.0%
1864	0.005	+0.0%
1865	0.005	+0.0%
1866	0.005	+0.0%
1867	0.005	+0.0%
1868	0.005	+0.0%
1869	0.005	+0.0%
1870	0.005	+0.0%
1871	0.005	+0.0%
1872	0.005	+0.0%
1873	0.005	+0.0%
1874	0.005	+0.0%
1875	0.005	+0.0%
1876	0.005	+0.0%
1877	0.005	+0.0%
1878	0.005	+0.0%
1879	0.005	+0.0%
1880	0.005	+0.0%
1881	0.005	+0.0%
1882	0.005	+0.0%
1883	0.005	+0.0%
1884	0.005	+0.0%
1885	0.005	+0.0%
1886	0.005	+0.0%
1887	0.005	+0.0%
1888	0.005	+0.0%
1889	0.005	+0.0%
1890	0.005	+0.0%
1891	0.005	+0.0%
1892	0.005	+0.0%
1893	0.005	+0.0%
1894	0.005	+0.0%
1895	0.005	+0.0%
1896	0.005	+0.0%
1897	0.005	+0.0%
1898	0.005	+0.0%
1899	0.005	+0.0%
1900	0.005	+0.0%
1901	0.005	+0.0%
1902	0.005	+0.0%
1903	0.005	+0.0%
1904	0.005	+0.0%
1905	0.005	+0.0%
1906	0.005	+0.0%
1907	0.005	+0.0%
1908	0.005	+0.0%
1909	0.005	+0.0%
1910	0.005	+0.0%
1911	0.005	+0.0%
1912	0.005	+0.0%
1913	0.005	+0.0%
1914	0.005	+0.0%
1915	0.005	+0.0%
1916	0.005	+0.0%
1917	0.005	+0.0%
1918	0.005	+0.0%
1919	0.005	+0.0%
1920	0.005	+0.0%
1921	0.005	+0.0%
1922	0.005	+0.0%
1923	0.006	+20.0%
1924	0.006	+0.0%
1925	0.006	+0.0%
1926	0.006	+0.0%
1927	0.006	+0.0%
1928	0.006	+0.0%
1929	0.006	+0.0%
1930	0.006	+0.0%
1931	0.006	+0.0%
1932	0.006	+0.0%
1933	0.006	+0.0%
1934	0.005	-16.7%
1935	0.005	+0.0%
1936	0.005	+0.0%
1937	0.005	+0.0%
1938	0.005	+0.0%
1939	0.005	+0.0%
1940	0.005	+0.0%
1941	0.005	+0.0%
1942	0.005	+0.0%
1943	0.005	+0.0%
1944	0.005	+0.0%
1945	0.005	+0.0%
1946	0.005	+0.0%
1947	0.005	+0.0%
1948	0.005	+0.0%
1949	0.005	+0.0%
1950	0.011	+120.0%
1951	0.042	+281.8%
1952	0.057	+35.7%
1953	0.057	+0.0%
1954	0.057	+0.0%
1955	0.057	+0.0%
1956	0.057	+0.0%
1957	0.057	+0.0%
1958	0.06	+5.3%
1959	0.081	+35.0%
1960	0.092	+13.6%
1961	0.084	-8.7%
1962	0.084	+0.0%
1963	0.089	+6.0%
1964	0.104	+16.9%
1965	0.104	+0.0%
1966	0.104	+0.0%
1967	0.104	+0.0%
1968	0.104	+0.0%
1969	0.104	+0.0%
1970	0.104	+0.0%
1971	0.104	+0.0%
1972	0.104	+0.0%
1973	0.104	+0.0%
1974	0.104	+0.0%
1975	0.104	+0.0%
1976	0.104	+0.0%
1977	0.104	+0.0%
1978	0.104	+0.0%
1979	0.104	+0.0%
1980	0.101	-2.9%
1981	0.101	+0.0%
1982	0.101	+0.0%
1983	0.101	+0.0%
1984	0.101	+0.0%
1985	0.101	+0.0%
1986	0.101	+0.0%
1987	0.101	+0.0%
1988	0.101	+0.0%
1989	0.101	+0.0%
1990	0.261	+158.4%
1991	0.328	+25.7%
1992	0.361	+10.1%
1993	0.398	+10.2%
1994	0.398	+0.0%
1995	0.376	-5.5%
1996	0.347	-7.7%
1997	0.38	+9.5%
1998	0.405	+6.6%
1999	0.405	+0.0%
2000	0.411	+1.5%
2001	0.434	+5.6%
2002	0.485	+11.8%
2003	0.485	+0.0%
2004	0.485	+0.0%
2005	0.503	+3.7%
2006	0.548	+8.9%
2007	0.628	+14.6%
2008	0.645	+2.7%
2009	0.659	+2.2%
2010	0.658	-0.2%
2011	0.658	+0.0%
2012	0.668	+1.5%
2013	0.547	-18.1%
2014	0.603	+10.2%
2015	0.62	+2.8%
2016	0.6	-3.2%
2017	0.607	+1.2%
2018	0.595	-2.0%
2019	0.571	-4.0%
2020	0.596	+4.4%
2021	0.596	+0.0%
2022	0.586	-1.7%
2023	0.586	+0.0%
2024	0.585	-0.2%
2025	0.64	+9.4%

Nepal compared with similar countries

Nepal's 0.64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.636, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nepal's 0.64 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6825, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.005	0.005	0.005	1
1790s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1800s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1810s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1820s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1830s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1840s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1850s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1860s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1870s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1880s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1890s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1900s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1910s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1920s	0.0057	0.005	0.006	10
1930s	0.0054	0.005	0.006	10
1940s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1950s	0.0536	0.011	0.081	10
1960s	0.0973	0.084	0.104	10
1970s	0.104	0.104	0.104	10
1980s	0.101	0.101	0.101	10
1990s	0.3659	0.261	0.405	10
2000s	0.5283	0.411	0.659	10
2010s	0.6127	0.547	0.668	10
2020s	0.5982	0.585	0.64	6

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More gender data for Nepal

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 22,583 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in Nepal?: Women's civil liberties index in Nepal was 0.64 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.668 in 2012.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1789.
How does Nepal rank for women's civil liberties index?: Nepal ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.