Nepal vs Pakistan

Nepal
South Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Kathmandu
Population
29.7M
GDP
$43.3B
Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Lower middle income
Capital: Islamabad
Population
251.3M
GDP
$371.7B

POP 8.5x GDP 8.6x LE 2.8 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Nepal vs Pakistan

Freshwater Withdrawal98.5%Foreign Direct Investment97.9%Poverty (< $2.15/day)89.6%Forest Area88.8%GDP (Current USD)88.4%Population88.2%Net Migration71.4%Access to Clean Water63.3%
WIDE pair: the board is the Freshwater Withdrawal gap first (Nepal LMC vs Pakistan LMC).

Demographics: Population (Pakistan, 88% spread)

Indicator Nepal Pakistan Year
Population 29.7M 251.3M 2024
Urban Population 66.8% 39.2% 2024
Population Density 207.1 321.1 2023
Population Ages 65+ 6.5% 4.3% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Nepal and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Pakistan, 98% spread)

Indicator Nepal Pakistan Year
Foreign Direct Investment $56.9M $2.7B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $43.3B $371.7B 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.7% 12.6% 2024
Unemployment Rate 10.5% 5.5% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Nepal and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (Nepal, 59% spread)

Indicator Nepal Pakistan Year
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.2% 2.5% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 25.1 56.0 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 22.2 48.2 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 24.8% 37.6% 2022

3 closer health rows sit on the Nepal and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Nepal, 49% spread)

Indicator Nepal Pakistan Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 21.3% 10.9% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.7% 1.9% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 90.4% 48.3% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 124.6% 83.7% 2024

2 closer education rows sit on the Nepal and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Pakistan, 99% spread)

Indicator Nepal Pakistan Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 4.8% 326.0% 2022
Forest Area 41.6% 4.7% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 73.7% 41.6% 2021
Electric Power Consumption 351 518 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Nepal and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Pakistan, 63% spread)

Indicator Nepal Pakistan Year
Access to Clean Water 16.5% 45.0% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 99.8 76.9 2024
Internet Users 46.3% 57.3% 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Nepal and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Nepal, 90% spread)

Indicator Nepal Pakistan Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 2.4% 23.0% 2022
Net Migration -401,282 -1,401,173 2024
Intentional Homicides 2.1 4.3 2020
Male Labor Participation 53.1% 80.1% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Nepal and Pakistan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Nepal vs Pakistan comparison

Nepal (LMC, South Asia) vs Pakistan (LMC, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 8.5x smaller (29.7M vs 251.3M) and total GDP is 8.6x smaller ($43.3B vs $371.7B). The gap board leads on Freshwater Withdrawal (~99% relative spread) across 42 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Nepal vs Pakistan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.