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Nepal vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 92nd vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Taiwan
Population
29627185
23308308
Population rank 52/197 60/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 155/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
26 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Nepal and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Taiwan
Year GDP
Nepal Taiwan
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 $1,778,000,000
1962 $574,091,101 $1,960,000,000
1963 $496,947,904 $2,218,000,000
1964 $496,098,775 $2,592,000,000
1965 $735,267,082 $2,869,000,000
1966 $906,811,944 $3,207,000,000
1967 $841,974,025 $3,709,000,000
1968 $772,231,387 $4,325,000,000
1969 $788,641,965 $5,017,000,000
1970 $865,975,309 $5,785,000,000
1971 $882,765,472 $6,727,000,000
1972 $1,024,098,400 $8,063,000,000
1973 $972,101,725 $10,940,000,000
1974 $1,217,953,547 $14,739,000,000
1975 $1,575,789,254 $15,836,000,000
1976 $1,452,788,985 $18,988,000,000
1977 $1,382,400,000 $22,252,000,000
1978 $1,604,162,497 $27,373,000,000
1979 $1,851,250,008 $33,875,000,000
1980 $1,945,916,583 $42,292,000,000
1981 $2,275,583,317 $49,047,000,000
1982 $2,395,423,742 $49,540,000,000
1983 $2,447,174,803 $54,155,000,000
1984 $2,581,207,388 $61,036,000,000
1985 $2,619,913,956 $63,599,000,000
1986 $2,850,782,044 $78,347,000,000
1987 $2,957,255,380 $104,956,000,000
1988 $3,487,009,748 $126,378,000,000
1989 $3,525,225,787 $152,687,000,000
1990 $3,627,560,239 $166,392,000,000
1991 $3,921,476,085 $187,100,000,000
1992 $3,401,211,581 $222,947,000,000
1993 $3,660,041,667 $234,943,000,000
1994 $4,066,775,510 $256,213,000,000
1995 $4,401,104,418 $279,013,000,000
1996 $4,521,580,381 $292,473,000,000
1997 $4,918,691,917 $303,315,000,000
1998 $4,856,255,044 $279,926,000,000
1999 $5,033,642,384 $303,827,000,000
2000 $5,494,252,208 $330,725,000,000
2001 $6,007,055,042 $299,303,000,000
2002 $6,050,875,807 $307,429,000,000
2003 $6,330,473,097 $317,374,000,000
2004 $7,273,938,315 $346,881,000,000
2005 $8,130,258,378 $374,042,000,000
2006 $9,043,715,356 $386,492,000,000
2007 $10,325,618,017 $406,940,000,000
2008 $12,545,438,605 $415,824,000,000
2009 $12,854,985,464 $390,788,000,000
2010 $16,002,656,434 $444,245,000,000
2011 $21,573,872,421 $483,957,000,000
2012 $21,703,100,877 $495,536,000,000
2013 $22,162,204,925 $512,957,000,000
2014 $22,731,612,922 $535,332,000,000
2015 $24,360,801,287 $534,474,000,000
2016 $24,524,109,484 $543,002,000,000
2017 $28,971,588,940 $591,734,000,000
2018 $33,111,525,237 $610,744,000,000
2019 $34,186,180,699 $613,453,000,000
2020 $33,433,659,301 $676,935,000,000
2021 $36,924,841,394 $777,062,000,000
2022 $41,182,939,601 $765,529,000,000
2023 $41,047,772,331 $757,276,000,000
2024 $42,914,268,287 $796,904,000,000

Nepal and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Taiwan
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 $161.2
1962 $54.6 $172
1963 $46.3 $188.6
1964 $45.3 $213.6
1965 $65.8 $229.3
1966 $79.5 $249.1
1967 $72.3 $280.8
1968 $64.9 $319
1969 $64.8 $357
1970 $69.6 $397
1971 $69.5 $451
1972 $78.8 $530
1973 $73.2 $706
1974 $89.8 $934
1975 $113.6 $985
1976 $102.5 $1,158
1977 $95.3 $1,330
1978 $108.1 $1,606
1979 $121.9 $1,950
1980 $125.1 $2,389
1981 $142.9 $2,720
1982 $147 $2,699
1983 $146.6 $2,903
1984 $151.1 $3,224
1985 $149.9 $3,314
1986 $159.5 $4,036
1987 $162 $5,350
1988 $187.1 $6,370
1989 $185 $7,613
1990 $185.8 $8,205
1991 $195.7 $9,125
1992 $165 $10,768
1993 $172.8 $11,242
1994 $187.3 $12,150
1995 $197.8 $13,119
1996 $198.8 $13,641
1997 $211.8 $14,020
1998 $205.1 $12,820
1999 $208.6 $13,804
2000 $223.8 $14,908
2001 $240.8 $13,397
2002 $238.9 $13,686
2003 $246.4 $14,066
2004 $279.6 $15,317
2005 $309 $16,456
2006 $340 $16,934
2007 $385 $17,757
2008 $465 $18,081
2009 $473 $16,933
2010 $585 $19,197
2011 $786 $20,866
2012 $788 $21,295
2013 $803 $21,973
2014 $821 $22,874
2015 $876 $22,780
2016 $877 $23,091
2017 $1,034 $25,121
2018 $1,179 $25,901
2019 $1,203 $25,998
2020 $1,154 $28,705
2021 $1,253 $33,111
2022 $1,386 $32,827
2023 $1,382 $32,442
2024 $1,447 $34,041

Nepal vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Taiwan
1950 37.6 56.6
1951 37.6 57.2
1952 37.7 57.9
1953 37.7 58.6
1954 37.8 58.9
1955 37.9 59.8
1956 37.9 60.3
1957 38 61
1958 38.1 61
1959 38.4 61.6
1960 38.7 62.5
1961 39 63
1962 39.3 63.8
1963 39.6 64.5
1964 40.2 64.9
1965 40.7 65.7
1966 41.2 66.1
1967 41.7 66.7
1968 42.2 66.8
1969 42.7 67.7
1970 43.2 69
1971 43.6 69.4
1972 44.1 69.6
1973 44.5 69.8
1974 44.9 70.3
1975 45.5 70.9
1976 46 71.2
1977 46.6 71.3
1978 47.2 71.7
1979 47.8 71.7
1980 48.3 72
1981 48.7 72
1982 49.2 72.4
1983 49.7 72.4
1984 50.2 73
1985 50.9 73.3
1986 51.6 73.3
1987 52.4 73.6
1988 53.1 73.4
1989 54 73.7
1990 54.8 73.9
1991 55.6 74.3
1992 56.7 74.3
1993 57.6 74.6
1994 58.6 74.7
1995 59.3 74.6
1996 60 74.9
1997 60.8 75.3
1998 61.5 75.5
1999 62 75.6
2000 62.6 76.1
2001 63.3 76.5
2002 63.5 76.9
2003 64.2 77
2004 64.7 77.2
2005 65.3 77.1
2006 65.9 77.8
2007 66.2 78
2008 66.4 78.3
2009 66.6 78.7
2010 66.8 79
2011 67.1 78.9
2012 67.4 79.2
2013 67.6 79.6
2014 67.8 79.5
2015 67.4 79.9
2016 68.4 79.7
2017 68.7 80.1
2018 69 80.4
2019 69.3 80.6
2020 69.1 81.1
2021 68.4 80.8
2022 70.1 80.2
2023 70.4 80.6
2024 70.6 80.7
2025 70.9 80.9

Nepal and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Taiwan
Year Population
Nepal Taiwan
1960 10,123,658 -
1961 10,318,396 11,030,385
1962 10,521,116 11,392,513
1963 10,729,818 11,762,101
1964 10,946,392 12,137,143
1965 11,173,411 12,511,863
1966 11,408,710 12,874,153
1967 11,652,716 13,210,344
1968 11,906,266 13,548,537
1969 12,167,036 14,068,984
1970 12,436,190 14,582,944
1971 12,710,061 14,913,564
1972 12,989,099 15,220,495
1973 13,275,239 15,505,121
1974 13,568,435 15,784,817
1975 13,870,695 16,075,128
1976 14,177,649 16,401,413
1977 14,499,175 16,730,895
1978 14,839,695 17,042,272
1979 15,190,590 17,372,779
1980 15,553,105 17,704,538
1981 15,922,423 18,029,982
1982 16,297,987 18,354,855
1983 16,689,119 18,653,146
1984 17,085,242 18,929,866
1985 17,477,692 19,191,510
1986 17,868,124 19,411,454
1987 18,250,505 19,617,046
1988 18,638,661 19,839,704
1989 19,057,807 20,055,492
1990 19,524,573 20,278,946
1991 20,036,500 20,503,568
1992 20,609,707 20,704,227
1993 21,180,159 20,899,019
1994 21,717,479 21,086,645
1995 22,245,439 21,267,653
1996 22,741,862 21,441,432
1997 23,219,463 21,634,124
1998 23,680,357 21,835,703
1999 24,125,199 22,010,489
2000 24,546,509 22,184,530
2001 24,946,748 22,341,120
2002 25,328,981 22,463,172
2003 25,688,758 22,562,663
2004 26,016,656 22,646,836
2005 26,309,458 22,729,753
2006 26,565,425 22,823,455
2007 26,788,492 22,917,444
2008 26,990,037 22,997,696
2009 27,173,035 23,078,402
2010 27,341,952 23,140,948
2011 27,464,494 23,193,518
2012 27,534,915 23,270,367
2013 27,589,996 23,344,670
2014 27,672,370 23,403,635
2015 27,823,629 23,462,914
2016 27,955,462 23,515,945
2017 28,011,258 23,555,522
2018 28,079,689 23,580,080
2019 28,414,064 23,596,027
2020 28,966,574 23,582,179
2021 29,475,010 23,468,275
2022 29,715,436 23,319,977
2023 29,694,614 23,342,541
2024 29,651,054 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Nepal and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Nepal

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
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 2.46
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 -
1991 5.15 1.72
1992 5.07 -
1993 5.04 -
1994 4.96 -
1995 4.87 -
1996 4.67 -
1997 4.44 -
1998 4.28 -
1999 4.13 -
2000 3.98 -
2001 3.79 1.4
2002 3.6 -
2003 3.44 -
2004 3.28 -
2005 3.12 -
2006 2.97 -
2007 2.86 -
2008 2.74 -
2009 2.63 -
2010 2.54 -
2011 2.46 1.07
2012 2.42 -
2013 2.36 -
2014 2.32 -
2015 2.27 1.18
2016 2.23 1.17
2017 2.17 1.13
2018 2.12 1.06
2019 2.08 1.05
2020 2.05 0.99
2021 2.03 0.98
2022 2 0.87
2023 1.98 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Nepal and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Nepal Taiwan
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 20.8
1975 19.7 21.2
1976 19.7 21.5
1977 19.7 21.9
1978 19.6 22.3
1979 19.6 22.6
1980 19.6 23
1981 19.5 23.4
1982 19.5 23.8
1983 19.5 24.1
1984 19.5 24.6
1985 19.4 25.1
1986 19.4 25.6
1987 19.3 26.1
1988 19.2 26.5
1989 19.2 27
1990 19.2 27.5
1991 19.2 28
1992 19.2 28.4
1993 19.2 28.9
1994 19.2 29.4
1995 19.2 29.8
1996 19.2 30.3
1997 19.2 30.7
1998 19.2 31.2
1999 19.3 31.6
2000 19.3 32.1
2001 19.4 32.6
2002 19.5 33.1
2003 19.7 33.6
2004 19.8 34.1
2005 20 34.7
2006 20.3 35.2
2007 20.5 35.8
2008 20.8 36.3
2009 21 36.8
2010 21.3 37.4
2011 21.6 37.9
2012 21.8 38.3
2013 22 38.9
2014 22.2 39.3
2015 22.4 39.9
2016 22.7 40.4
2017 22.9 41
2018 23.2 41.5
2019 23.7 42.1
2020 24.5 42.7
2021 25 43.3
2022 25.4 43.9
2023 25.7 44.5
2024 26 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
60%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nepal Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
94%
2023
n/a

Society

Nepal Taiwan
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
54
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
98.5%
2014
English speaking
3%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
n/a

Health

Nepal Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
4
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Nepal Taiwan
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
25,771 mi
2019

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