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Nepal vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 92nd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Vatican
Population
29627185
949
Population rank 52/197 197/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 101/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 164/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
n/a
Median age
26 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Nepal and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Nepal vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Vatican
1950 37.6 65.9
1951 37.6 65.3
1952 37.7 65.7
1953 37.7 66.3
1954 37.8 67.5
1955 37.9 67.8
1956 37.9 67.3
1957 38 67.5
1958 38.1 68.7
1959 38.4 69.2
1960 38.7 69.2
1961 39 69.8
1962 39.3 69.2
1963 39.6 69.3
1964 40.2 70.3
1965 40.7 70.1
1966 41.2 70.9
1967 41.7 70.9
1968 42.2 70.7
1969 42.7 70.7
1970 43.2 71.5
1971 43.6 71.7
1972 44.1 72
1973 44.5 71.9
1974 44.9 72.7
1975 45.5 72.6
1976 46 72.9
1977 46.6 73.3
1978 47.2 73.7
1979 47.8 74
1980 48.3 74.1
1981 48.7 74.3
1982 49.2 74.8
1983 49.7 74.7
1984 50.2 75.1
1985 50.9 75.5
1986 51.6 75.7
1987 52.4 76.2
1988 53.1 76.4
1989 54 76.8
1990 54.8 76.9
1991 55.6 76.9
1992 56.7 77.3
1993 57.6 77
1994 58.6 77.7
1995 59.3 77.8
1996 60 78.5
1997 60.8 78.2
1998 61.5 78.3
1999 62 78.7
2000 62.6 79.3
2001 63.3 79.9
2002 63.5 80
2003 64.2 79.8
2004 64.7 80.2
2005 65.3 80.6
2006 65.9 81.2
2007 66.2 81.3
2008 66.4 81.4
2009 66.6 81.3
2010 66.8 81.5
2011 67.1 81.7
2012 67.4 82
2013 67.6 82.5
2014 67.8 82.6
2015 67.4 82.5
2016 68.4 82.9
2017 68.7 82.7
2018 69 83.3
2019 69.3 83.6
2020 69.1 83
2021 68.4 82.9
2022 70.1 83.3
2023 70.4 83
2024 70.6 83.1
2025 70.9 83.3

Nepal and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Vatican
Year Population
Nepal Vatican
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 -
1991 20,036,500 -
1992 20,609,707 -
1993 21,180,159 -
1994 21,717,479 -
1995 22,245,439 -
1996 22,741,862 -
1997 23,219,463 -
1998 23,680,357 -
1999 24,125,199 -
2000 24,546,509 880
2001 24,946,748 890
2002 25,328,981 900
2003 25,688,758 911
2004 26,016,656 921
2005 26,309,458 921
2006 26,565,425 932
2007 26,788,492 821
2008 26,990,037 824
2009 27,173,035 826
2010 27,341,952 829
2011 27,464,494 832
2012 27,534,915 836
2013 27,589,996 839
2014 27,672,370 842
2015 27,823,629 1,000
2016 27,955,462 -
2017 28,011,258 1,000
2018 28,079,689 -
2019 28,414,064 1,000
2020 28,966,574 -
2021 29,475,010 -
2022 29,715,436 -
2023 29,694,614 -
2024 29,651,054 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
n/a
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
n/a
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
n/a
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
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 Vatican
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
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 Vatican
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
n/a
Urban population
22.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
45
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
54
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
3%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
n/a

Health

Nepal Vatican
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
83.3 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
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
4
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Nepal Vatican
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
5.59 mi
2003

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