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Nepal vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 92nd vs. 145th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal North Macedonia
Population
29627185
1783115
Population rank 52/197 150/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 155/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Nepal and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Nepal and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Nepal

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Nepal North Macedonia
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 -
1962 $574,091,101 -
1963 $496,947,904 -
1964 $496,098,775 -
1965 $735,267,082 -
1966 $906,811,944 -
1967 $841,974,025 -
1968 $772,231,387 -
1969 $788,641,965 -
1970 $865,975,309 -
1971 $882,765,472 -
1972 $1,024,098,400 -
1973 $972,101,725 -
1974 $1,217,953,547 -
1975 $1,575,789,254 -
1976 $1,452,788,985 -
1977 $1,382,400,000 -
1978 $1,604,162,497 -
1979 $1,851,250,008 -
1980 $1,945,916,583 -
1981 $2,275,583,317 -
1982 $2,395,423,742 -
1983 $2,447,174,803 -
1984 $2,581,207,388 -
1985 $2,619,913,956 -
1986 $2,850,782,044 -
1987 $2,957,255,380 -
1988 $3,487,009,748 -
1989 $3,525,225,787 -
1990 $3,627,560,239 $4,699,646,643
1991 $3,921,476,085 $4,938,775,510
1992 $3,401,211,581 $2,436,849,342
1993 $3,660,041,667 $2,682,456,897
1994 $4,066,775,510 $3,559,608,640
1995 $4,401,104,418 $4,707,041,315
1996 $4,521,580,381 $4,642,021,256
1997 $4,918,691,917 $3,912,986,091
1998 $4,856,255,044 $3,765,745,023
1999 $5,033,642,384 $3,863,619,285
2000 $5,494,252,208 $3,772,859,034
2001 $6,007,055,042 $3,709,636,031
2002 $6,050,875,807 $4,018,365,747
2003 $6,330,473,097 $4,946,296,599
2004 $7,273,938,315 $5,682,784,472
2005 $8,130,258,378 $6,258,602,873
2006 $9,043,715,356 $6,861,226,972
2007 $10,325,618,017 $8,336,474,974
2008 $12,545,438,605 $9,909,552,435
2009 $12,854,985,464 $9,401,736,825
2010 $16,002,656,434 $9,407,170,321
2011 $21,573,872,421 $10,494,626,768
2012 $21,703,100,877 $9,745,261,301
2013 $22,162,204,925 $10,817,702,346
2014 $22,731,612,922 $11,362,265,253
2015 $24,360,801,287 $10,064,519,963
2016 $24,524,109,484 $10,672,467,073
2017 $28,971,588,940 $11,307,067,070
2018 $33,111,525,237 $12,683,068,114
2019 $34,186,180,699 $12,606,338,449
2020 $33,433,659,301 $12,361,036,914
2021 $36,924,841,394 $14,000,283,827
2022 $41,182,939,601 $13,932,436,550
2023 $41,047,772,331 $15,763,604,288
2024 $42,914,268,287 $16,685,236,492

Nepal and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Nepal North Macedonia
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 -
1962 $54.6 -
1963 $46.3 -
1964 $45.3 -
1965 $65.8 -
1966 $79.5 -
1967 $72.3 -
1968 $64.9 -
1969 $64.8 -
1970 $69.6 -
1971 $69.5 -
1972 $78.8 -
1973 $73.2 -
1974 $89.8 -
1975 $113.6 -
1976 $102.5 -
1977 $95.3 -
1978 $108.1 -
1979 $121.9 -
1980 $125.1 -
1981 $142.9 -
1982 $147 -
1983 $146.6 -
1984 $151.1 -
1985 $149.9 -
1986 $159.5 -
1987 $162 -
1988 $187.1 -
1989 $185 -
1990 $185.8 $2,277
1991 $195.7 $2,402
1992 $165 $1,199
1993 $172.8 $1,337
1994 $187.3 $1,786
1995 $197.8 $2,355
1996 $198.8 $2,307
1997 $211.8 $1,960
1998 $205.1 $1,876
1999 $208.6 $1,915
2000 $223.8 $1,862
2001 $240.8 $1,823
2002 $238.9 $1,989
2003 $246.4 $2,445
2004 $279.6 $2,819
2005 $309 $3,121
2006 $340 $3,440
2007 $385 $4,204
2008 $465 $5,026
2009 $473 $4,800
2010 $585 $4,833
2011 $786 $5,417
2012 $788 $5,050
2013 $803 $5,626
2014 $821 $5,925
2015 $876 $5,263
2016 $877 $5,598
2017 $1,034 $5,955
2018 $1,179 $6,714
2019 $1,203 $6,719
2020 $1,154 $6,660
2021 $1,253 $7,621
2022 $1,386 $7,606
2023 $1,382 $8,624
2024 $1,447 $9,310

Nepal vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal North Macedonia
1950 37.6 50.6
1951 37.6 48.5
1952 37.7 52.5
1953 37.7 53.2
1954 37.8 55.7
1955 37.9 55.4
1956 37.9 58.5
1957 38 55.7
1958 38.1 60.3
1959 38.4 59.5
1960 38.7 60.5
1961 39 61.8
1962 39.3 59.3
1963 39.6 61.4
1964 40.2 61.5
1965 40.7 62.6
1966 41.2 63.5
1967 41.7 63.8
1968 42.2 64.6
1969 42.7 64
1970 43.2 65
1971 43.6 65.2
1972 44.1 65.6
1973 44.5 67.1
1974 44.9 67.1
1975 45.5 67.3
1976 46 67.9
1977 46.6 68.2
1978 47.2 69.1
1979 47.8 69.2
1980 48.3 69.1
1981 48.7 69.4
1982 49.2 69.8
1983 49.7 69.7
1984 50.2 70.2
1985 50.9 70.2
1986 51.6 70.3
1987 52.4 70.4
1988 53.1 70.5
1989 54 71.1
1990 54.8 71.3
1991 55.6 71.8
1992 56.7 71.3
1993 57.6 71.7
1994 58.6 71.5
1995 59.3 72
1996 60 71.9
1997 60.8 71.9
1998 61.5 71.8
1999 62 72.3
2000 62.6 72.6
2001 63.3 73
2002 63.5 72.7
2003 64.2 73
2004 64.7 73.4
2005 65.3 73.6
2006 65.9 73.8
2007 66.2 73.7
2008 66.4 74.4
2009 66.6 74.5
2010 66.8 75
2011 67.1 75.1
2012 67.4 75
2013 67.6 75.6
2014 67.8 75.6
2015 67.4 75.6
2016 68.4 75.6
2017 68.7 76.2
2018 69 76.9
2019 69.3 76.8
2020 69.1 74.5
2021 68.4 73.3
2022 70.1 76.6
2023 70.4 77.4
2024 70.6 77.5
2025 70.9 77.7

Nepal and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

North Macedonia
Year Population
Nepal North Macedonia
1960 10,123,658 1,435,059
1961 10,318,396 1,455,171
1962 10,521,116 1,471,745
1963 10,729,818 1,488,737
1964 10,946,392 1,510,900
1965 11,173,411 1,533,466
1966 11,408,710 1,557,349
1967 11,652,716 1,582,492
1968 11,906,266 1,608,930
1969 12,167,036 1,636,345
1970 12,436,190 1,664,208
1971 12,710,061 1,691,216
1972 12,989,099 1,717,395
1973 13,275,239 1,743,816
1974 13,568,435 1,770,545
1975 13,870,695 1,797,972
1976 14,177,649 1,825,830
1977 14,499,175 1,853,138
1978 14,839,695 1,879,847
1979 15,190,590 1,906,523
1980 15,553,105 1,933,038
1981 15,922,423 1,959,065
1982 16,297,987 1,978,956
1983 16,689,119 1,991,901
1984 17,085,242 2,003,399
1985 17,477,692 2,014,331
1986 17,868,124 2,024,732
1987 18,250,505 2,035,157
1988 18,638,661 2,045,737
1989 19,057,807 2,055,649
1990 19,524,573 2,063,689
1991 20,036,500 2,055,994
1992 20,609,707 2,032,523
1993 21,180,159 2,006,854
1994 21,717,479 1,992,666
1995 22,245,439 1,998,534
1996 22,741,862 2,012,553
1997 23,219,463 1,996,869
1998 23,680,357 2,007,523
1999 24,125,199 2,017,142
2000 24,546,509 2,026,350
2001 24,946,748 2,034,882
2002 25,328,981 2,020,157
2003 25,688,758 2,022,725
2004 26,016,656 2,016,186
2005 26,309,458 2,005,330
2006 26,565,425 1,994,287
2007 26,788,492 1,982,933
2008 26,990,037 1,971,493
2009 27,173,035 1,958,782
2010 27,341,952 1,946,298
2011 27,464,494 1,937,398
2012 27,534,915 1,929,821
2013 27,589,996 1,922,716
2014 27,672,370 1,917,557
2015 27,823,629 1,912,430
2016 27,955,462 1,906,313
2017 28,011,258 1,898,657
2018 28,079,689 1,889,051
2019 28,414,064 1,876,262
2020 28,966,574 1,856,124
2021 29,475,010 1,837,114
2022 29,715,436 1,831,712
2023 29,694,614 1,827,816
2024 29,651,054 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Nepal and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Nepal

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Nepal North Macedonia
1960 6.07 3.83
1961 6.09 3.62
1962 6.08 3.5
1963 6.06 3.62
1964 6.04 3.56
1965 6.01 3.52
1966 5.98 3.43
1967 5.95 3.33
1968 5.94 3.22
1969 5.89 3.1
1970 5.87 3.01
1971 5.85 2.93
1972 5.8 2.87
1973 5.7 2.72
1974 5.75 2.7
1975 5.73 2.69
1976 5.72 2.62
1977 5.69 2.49
1978 5.68 2.42
1979 5.64 2.4
1980 5.6 2.36
1981 5.58 2.29
1982 5.55 2.29
1983 5.54 2.25
1984 5.51 2.24
1985 5.46 2.25
1986 5.4 2.25
1987 5.35 2.32
1988 5.31 2.32
1989 5.26 2.25
1990 5.21 2.27
1991 5.15 2.31
1992 5.07 2.28
1993 5.04 2.26
1994 4.96 2.23
1995 4.87 2.13
1996 4.67 2.06
1997 4.44 1.92
1998 4.28 1.89
1999 4.13 1.77
2000 3.98 1.86
2001 3.79 1.73
2002 3.6 1.79
2003 3.44 1.75
2004 3.28 1.52
2005 3.12 1.5
2006 2.97 1.46
2007 2.86 1.46
2008 2.74 1.47
2009 2.63 1.5
2010 2.54 1.6
2011 2.46 1.46
2012 2.42 1.5
2013 2.36 1.5
2014 2.32 1.5
2015 2.27 1.49
2016 2.23 1.5
2017 2.17 1.43
2018 2.12 1.42
2019 2.08 1.34
2020 2.05 1.31
2021 2.03 1.6
2022 2 1.6
2023 1.98 1.5

Nepal and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Nepal North Macedonia
1960 19.5 21.8
1961 19.5 21.8
1962 19.6 21.9
1963 19.6 21.9
1964 19.6 21.9
1965 19.6 21.9
1966 19.6 22
1967 19.7 22.2
1968 19.7 22.4
1969 19.7 22.6
1970 19.7 22.8
1971 19.7 23.1
1972 19.7 23.3
1973 19.7 23.6
1974 19.7 23.9
1975 19.7 24.2
1976 19.7 24.5
1977 19.7 24.8
1978 19.6 25.2
1979 19.6 25.5
1980 19.6 25.9
1981 19.5 26.2
1982 19.5 26.5
1983 19.5 26.8
1984 19.5 27.2
1985 19.4 27.5
1986 19.4 27.8
1987 19.3 28
1988 19.2 28.3
1989 19.2 28.6
1990 19.2 28.9
1991 19.2 29.2
1992 19.2 29.6
1993 19.2 29.9
1994 19.2 30.3
1995 19.2 30.5
1996 19.2 30.8
1997 19.2 31
1998 19.2 31.2
1999 19.3 31.5
2000 19.3 31.9
2001 19.4 32.2
2002 19.5 32.6
2003 19.7 32.8
2004 19.8 33.2
2005 20 33.5
2006 20.3 33.9
2007 20.5 34.3
2008 20.8 34.7
2009 21 35.1
2010 21.3 35.5
2011 21.6 36
2012 21.8 36.4
2013 22 36.9
2014 22.2 37.3
2015 22.4 37.8
2016 22.7 38.3
2017 22.9 38.8
2018 23.2 39.4
2019 23.7 39.9
2020 24.5 40.3
2021 25 40.7
2022 25.4 40.9
2023 25.7 41.3
2024 26 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
60%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Nepal North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nepal North Macedonia
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
97.6%
2012
English speaking
3%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Nepal North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal North Macedonia
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
8,812 mi
2017

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