Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
have 85.0% more doctors per person
Nepal has 10.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tajikistan has 18.7 as of 2023.
have 24.1% more access to essential health services
Nepal scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tajikistan scores 67 as of 2021.
be 76.0% less likely to die by suicide
Nepal has a suicide rate of 10.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tajikistan, it is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 33.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 10.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tajikistan, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 90.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 142.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tajikistan, 14.0 women do as of 2023.
have 33.6% more children
In Nepal, there are approximately 19.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.4% more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tajikistan, about 55.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.4% more on education
Nepal spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tajikistan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 20.8% more on healthcare
Nepal spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 58.2% less likely to be murdered
Nepal has a homicide rate of 2.1 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 50.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Nepal, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tajikistan, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 4.3 times more electricity
Nepal uses 351 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tajikistan uses 1,497 kWh as of 2023.
find 90.3% less home broadband
Nepal has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tajikistan has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 8.4 times more strain on fresh water
Nepal withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tajikistan withdraws 70% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Nepal, air pollution causes 76.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tajikistan, it causes 159.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.4% more CO2
Nepal emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tajikistan emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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