Nepal vs Zambia

Nepal and Zambia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Nepal has about 1.4 times as many people as Zambia: 29.6 million against 21.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Nepal ($1,536) is 17% higher than in Zambia ($1,318) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Nepal (4.4%) than in Zambia (3.8%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Zambia (13.9%) than in Nepal (2.7%), a difference of 11.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Nepal (10.5%) than in Zambia (5.9%), a difference of 4.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Nepal can expect to live 4.1 years longer than one born in Zambia: 70.6 years against 66.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Nepal is older: half of its people are over 24.7 years, against 17.5 years in Zambia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Nepal (46.3%) than in Zambia (17.1%), a difference of 29.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person are about the same in Nepal (0.54 tonnes) and Zambia (0.54 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Zambia (60.5%) than in Nepal (43.6%), a difference of 16.9 percentage points in 2024.