Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 85.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 10.7 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 92.2% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 42.5% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 31.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 57.8% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.7% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 54.5% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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