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Nepal vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 92nd vs. 164th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Palestine
Population
29627185
5459557
Population rank 52/197 122/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$693
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 155/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Nepal and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Palestine
Year GDP
Nepal Palestine
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 -
1991 $3,921,476,085 -
1992 $3,401,211,581 -
1993 $3,660,041,667 -
1994 $4,066,775,510 $2,843,300,000
1995 $4,401,104,418 $3,282,800,000
1996 $4,521,580,381 $3,409,600,000
1997 $4,918,691,917 $3,759,800,000
1998 $4,856,255,044 $4,067,800,000
1999 $5,033,642,384 $4,271,200,000
2000 $5,494,252,208 $4,313,600,000
2001 $6,007,055,042 $4,003,700,000
2002 $6,050,875,807 $3,555,800,000
2003 $6,330,473,097 $3,968,000,000
2004 $7,273,938,315 $4,603,100,000
2005 $8,130,258,378 $5,125,700,000
2006 $9,043,715,356 $5,348,300,000
2007 $10,325,618,017 $5,815,700,000
2008 $12,545,438,605 $7,310,400,000
2009 $12,854,985,464 $8,085,700,000
2010 $16,002,656,434 $9,681,500,000
2011 $21,573,872,421 $11,186,100,000
2012 $21,703,100,877 $12,208,400,000
2013 $22,162,204,925 $13,515,500,000
2014 $22,731,612,922 $13,989,700,000
2015 $24,360,801,287 $13,972,400,000
2016 $24,524,109,484 $15,405,400,000
2017 $28,971,588,940 $16,128,000,000
2018 $33,111,525,237 $16,276,600,000
2019 $34,186,180,699 $17,133,500,000
2020 $33,433,659,301 $15,531,700,000
2021 $36,924,841,394 $18,109,000,000
2022 $41,182,939,601 $19,165,500,000
2023 $41,047,772,331 $17,847,900,000
2024 $42,914,268,287 $13,711,100,000

Nepal and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Palestine
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 -
1991 $195.7 -
1992 $165 -
1993 $172.8 -
1994 $187.3 $1,202
1995 $197.8 $1,327
1996 $198.8 $1,317
1997 $211.8 $1,389
1998 $205.1 $1,465
1999 $208.6 $1,499
2000 $223.8 $1,476
2001 $240.8 $1,336
2002 $238.9 $1,156
2003 $246.4 $1,258
2004 $279.6 $1,422
2005 $309 $1,544
2006 $340 $1,570
2007 $385 $1,664
2008 $465 $2,035
2009 $473 $2,192
2010 $585 $2,557
2011 $786 $2,881
2012 $788 $3,067
2013 $803 $3,315
2014 $821 $3,352
2015 $876 $3,272
2016 $877 $3,528
2017 $1,034 $3,620
2018 $1,179 $3,562
2019 $1,203 $3,657
2020 $1,154 $3,234
2021 $1,253 $3,679
2022 $1,386 $3,800
2023 $1,382 $3,455
2024 $1,447 $2,592

Nepal vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Palestine
1950 37.6 45.7
1951 37.6 46
1952 37.7 46.3
1953 37.7 46.6
1954 37.8 46.9
1955 37.9 47.2
1956 37.9 47.6
1957 38 48
1958 38.1 48.4
1959 38.4 48.8
1960 38.7 49.3
1961 39 49.8
1962 39.3 50.4
1963 39.6 51
1964 40.2 51.6
1965 40.7 52.2
1966 41.2 52.8
1967 41.7 50.9
1968 42.2 54.1
1969 42.7 54.7
1970 43.2 55.4
1971 43.6 56
1972 44.1 56.7
1973 44.5 57.6
1974 44.9 58
1975 45.5 58.7
1976 46 59.4
1977 46.6 60.1
1978 47.2 60.8
1979 47.8 61.5
1980 48.3 62.2
1981 48.7 62.8
1982 49.2 63.5
1983 49.7 64.1
1984 50.2 64.7
1985 50.9 65.3
1986 51.6 65.7
1987 52.4 66.3
1988 53.1 66.7
1989 54 67.1
1990 54.8 67.8
1991 55.6 68.2
1992 56.7 68.5
1993 57.6 68.8
1994 58.6 69.3
1995 59.3 69.6
1996 60 70
1997 60.8 70.3
1998 61.5 70.6
1999 62 70.8
2000 62.6 70.3
2001 63.3 69.8
2002 63.5 70.9
2003 64.2 71
2004 64.7 71.1
2005 65.3 72
2006 65.9 71.8
2007 66.2 72.1
2008 66.4 72.2
2009 66.6 72.3
2010 66.8 73.3
2011 67.1 73.6
2012 67.4 73.7
2013 67.6 74.1
2014 67.8 72.8
2015 67.4 74.6
2016 68.4 74.9
2017 68.7 75.2
2018 69 75.4
2019 69.3 75.8
2020 69.1 75
2021 68.4 73.9
2022 70.1 76.7
2023 70.4 65.2
2024 70.6 69.2
2025 70.9 73.1

Nepal and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Palestine
Year Population
Nepal Palestine
1960 10,123,658 -
1961 10,318,396 -
1962 10,521,116 -
1963 10,729,818 -
1964 10,946,392 -
1965 11,173,411 -
1966 11,408,710 -
1967 11,652,716 -
1968 11,906,266 -
1969 12,167,036 -
1970 12,436,190 -
1971 12,710,061 -
1972 12,989,099 -
1973 13,275,239 -
1974 13,568,435 -
1975 13,870,695 -
1976 14,177,649 -
1977 14,499,175 -
1978 14,839,695 -
1979 15,190,590 -
1980 15,553,105 -
1981 15,922,423 -
1982 16,297,987 -
1983 16,689,119 -
1984 17,085,242 -
1985 17,477,692 -
1986 17,868,124 -
1987 18,250,505 -
1988 18,638,661 -
1989 19,057,807 -
1990 19,524,573 1,978,248
1991 20,036,500 2,068,845
1992 20,609,707 2,163,591
1993 21,180,159 2,262,676
1994 21,717,479 2,366,298
1995 22,245,439 2,474,666
1996 22,741,862 2,587,997
1997 23,219,463 2,706,518
1998 23,680,357 2,776,568
1999 24,125,199 2,848,431
2000 24,546,509 2,922,153
2001 24,946,748 2,997,784
2002 25,328,981 3,075,373
2003 25,688,758 3,154,969
2004 26,016,656 3,236,626
2005 26,309,458 3,320,396
2006 26,565,425 3,406,334
2007 26,788,492 3,494,496
2008 26,990,037 3,591,977
2009 27,173,035 3,689,099
2010 27,341,952 3,786,161
2011 27,464,494 3,882,986
2012 27,534,915 3,979,998
2013 27,589,996 4,076,708
2014 27,672,370 4,173,398
2015 27,823,629 4,270,092
2016 27,955,462 4,367,088
2017 28,011,258 4,454,805
2018 28,079,689 4,569,087
2019 28,414,064 4,685,306
2020 28,966,574 4,803,269
2021 29,475,010 4,922,749
2022 29,715,436 5,043,612
2023 29,694,614 5,165,775
2024 29,651,054 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Nepal and Palestine

Fertility rate
Nepal

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Palestine
1960 6.07 -
1961 6.09 -
1962 6.08 -
1963 6.06 -
1964 6.04 -
1965 6.01 -
1966 5.98 -
1967 5.95 -
1968 5.94 -
1969 5.89 -
1970 5.87 -
1971 5.85 -
1972 5.8 -
1973 5.7 -
1974 5.75 -
1975 5.73 -
1976 5.72 -
1977 5.69 -
1978 5.68 -
1979 5.64 -
1980 5.6 -
1981 5.58 -
1982 5.55 -
1983 5.54 -
1984 5.51 -
1985 5.46 -
1986 5.4 -
1987 5.35 -
1988 5.31 -
1989 5.26 -
1990 5.21 6.81
1991 5.15 6.75
1992 5.07 6.65
1993 5.04 6.5
1994 4.96 6.33
1995 4.87 6.16
1996 4.67 5.99
1997 4.44 5.82
1998 4.28 5.69
1999 4.13 5.58
2000 3.98 5.46
2001 3.79 5.34
2002 3.6 5.22
2003 3.44 5.06
2004 3.28 4.97
2005 3.12 4.87
2006 2.97 4.74
2007 2.86 4.63
2008 2.74 4.51
2009 2.63 4.44
2010 2.54 4.43
2011 2.46 4.31
2012 2.42 4.15
2013 2.36 4.05
2014 2.32 4
2015 2.27 3.98
2016 2.23 3.89
2017 2.17 3.77
2018 2.12 3.67
2019 2.08 3.59
2020 2.05 3.51
2021 2.03 3.44
2022 2 3.38
2023 1.98 3.31

Nepal and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Nepal Palestine
1960 19.5 -
1961 19.5 -
1962 19.6 -
1963 19.6 -
1964 19.6 -
1965 19.6 -
1966 19.6 -
1967 19.7 -
1968 19.7 -
1969 19.7 -
1970 19.7 -
1971 19.7 -
1972 19.7 -
1973 19.7 -
1974 19.7 -
1975 19.7 -
1976 19.7 -
1977 19.7 -
1978 19.6 -
1979 19.6 -
1980 19.6 -
1981 19.5 -
1982 19.5 -
1983 19.5 -
1984 19.5 -
1985 19.4 -
1986 19.4 -
1987 19.3 -
1988 19.2 -
1989 19.2 -
1990 19.2 15.4
1991 19.2 15.4
1992 19.2 15.4
1993 19.2 15.5
1994 19.2 15.5
1995 19.2 15.6
1996 19.2 15.7
1997 19.2 15.8
1998 19.2 15.9
1999 19.3 16
2000 19.3 16.2
2001 19.4 16.3
2002 19.5 16.5
2003 19.7 16.7
2004 19.8 16.9
2005 20 17.1
2006 20.3 17.4
2007 20.5 17.6
2008 20.8 17.9
2009 21 18.1
2010 21.3 18.4
2011 21.6 18.6
2012 21.8 18.9
2013 22 19.1
2014 22.2 19.4
2015 22.4 19.6
2016 22.7 19.8
2017 22.9 19.9
2018 23.2 20
2019 23.7 20.2
2020 24.5 20.3
2021 25 20.4
2022 25.4 20.6
2023 25.7 20.8
2024 26 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.5%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
60%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Nepal Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nepal Palestine
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
45
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
54
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
97.9%
2024
English speaking
3%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Nepal Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Nepal Palestine
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
n/a

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