International rankings of Nepal explained

These are the international rankings of Nepal

Education

See main article: Education in Nepal.

• Literacy rate 70.7% overall

Economy

See main article: Economy of Nepal.

• 2016 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 152 out of 178^[1]
• Ease of Doing Business Index 2020 ranked 94 out of 190^[2]
• Global Competitiveness Index 2016-2017 ranked 98 out of 138^[3]
• IMF Nominal GDP per capita 2019, ranked 158 out of 187 economies^[4]

Politics

See main article: Politics of Nepal.

• Fragile States Index 2020, ranked 49th most fragile state
• Corruption Perceptions Index 2019, ranked 113rd most corrupt out of 176 governments,^[5] 110th out of 180 countries in 2022^[6]
• Press Freedom Index 2017, ranked 100 out of 180 countries^[7]
• Freedom of the Press 2017, ranked 108 out of 198^[8]
• Democracy Index 2016, ranked 102 out of 167 governments^[9]

Tourism

See main article: Tourism in Nepal.

• World Tourism Organization

• World Economic Forum

Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report

Technology

• World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 109 out of 133 countries^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 IEF (XLS) table download . The Heritage Foundation . 2016-02-01 . 2016-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207175335/http://www.heritage.org/index/excel/2016/index2016_data.xls . dead .
2. Web site: Doing Business 2017 - Equal Opportunity for All - World Bank Group. www.doingbusiness.org.
3. weforum.org GCR2016-2017 Full Report (PDF)
4. Some data refer to IMF staff estimates and some are actual figures for the year 2016, made in 12 April 2017. World Economic Outlook Database-April 2017, International Monetary Fund. Accessed on 18 April 2017.
5. transparency.org 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index
6. News: 31 Jan 2023 . Nepal ranked 110th in Corruption Perceptions Index. 16 Jan 2024 . The Kathmandu Post.
7. https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2017, World Press Freedom Index 2017
8. Web site: Freedom of the Press 2017 . Freedom House .
9. Web site: Democracy Index 2016: Revenge of the "deplorables". eiu.com. The Economist Intelligence Unit. 20 July 2017. 25 January 2017.
10. Web site: . 2024 . Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship . 2024-10-06 . www.wipo.int . 18 . en . 10.34667/tind.50062 . 978-92-805-3681-2.