Nepal vs Tajikistan

Nepal
South Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Kathmandu
Population
29.7M
GDP
$43.3B
Tajikistan
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Dushanbe
Population
10.6M
GDP
$14.4B

POP 2.8x GDP 3.0x LE 1.3 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Nepal vs Tajikistan

Net Migration94.7%Forest Area92.6%Maternal Mortality Ratio90.1%Foreign Direct Investment80.5%Electric Power Consumption76.6%Access to Clean Water74.7%Freshwater Withdrawal71.3%GDP (Current USD)66.7%
MID pair: Net Migration is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LMC.

Demographics: Population (Nepal, 64% spread)

Indicator Nepal Tajikistan Year
Population 29.7M 10.6M 2024
Population Density 207.1 74.9 2023
Urban Population 66.8% 26.2% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 6.5% 3.9% 2024

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

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Tajikistan, 80% spread)

Indicator Nepal Tajikistan Year
Foreign Direct Investment $56.9M $291.3M 2024
GDP (Current USD) $43.3B $14.4B 2024
GDP Growth Rate 3.7% 8.4% 2024
Government Debt (% of GDP) 39.9% 79.8% 2021

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

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Tajikistan, 90% spread)

Indicator Nepal Tajikistan Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 142 14 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 1.0 1.9 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 24.8% 13.7% 2022
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.2% 7.4% 2023

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

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Tajikistan, 40% spread)

Indicator Nepal Tajikistan Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 21.3% 35.6% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.7% 5.4% 2024
Literacy Rate (Adult) 68.7% 99.7% 2019
School Enrollment (Primary) 124.6% 95.8% 2024

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

Environment: Forest Area (Nepal, 93% spread)

Indicator Nepal Tajikistan Year
Forest Area 41.6% 3.1% 2023
Electric Power Consumption 351 1,497 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 4.8% 16.7% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 73.7% 34.9% 2021

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

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Tajikistan, 75% spread)

Indicator Nepal Tajikistan Year
Access to Clean Water 16.5% 65.1% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 99.8 76.2 2024
Internet Users 46.3% 55.8% 2024

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

Social: Net Migration (Tajikistan, 95% spread)

Indicator Nepal Tajikistan Year
Net Migration -401,282 -21,236 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 2.4% 6.1% 2022
Intentional Homicides 2.1 0.9 2020
Female Labor Participation 27.4% 21.9% 2024

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

How to read this Nepal vs Tajikistan comparison

Nepal (LMC) and Tajikistan (LMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LMC). Population is 2.8x larger; GDP is 3.0x larger. Open with Net Migration (~95%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). South Asia vs Europe & Central Asia; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

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