Destination Info

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Nepal

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Earthquake: 68 %
  • Water Stress: 76 %
  • Average: 31 %

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) -9.0 - 17.5 °C -4.7 - 20.1 °C -3.0 - 21.0 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 12 41 55
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1042.4 mm 1015.9 mm 1032.3 mm
Annual amount of rain 8935.9 mm 8402.1 mm 8448.3 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 112 102 103

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Below average
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Rank: Below average
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Below average
Access to electricity (% of population)
Rank: Below average
Women participating in the three decisions (own health care, major household purchases, and visiting family) (% of women age 15-49)
Rank: Below average
Women making their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (% of women age 15-49)
Rank: Below average
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Above average
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: About average
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Below average
Bribery rate
Rank: Below average
Human rights index
Rank: About average
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Below average
Press freedom index
Rank: Below average
Freedom of speech index
Rank: Above average
Civil liberties index
Rank: About average

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Women participating in the three decisions (own health care, major household purchases, and visiting family) (% of women age 15-49)
Women making their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (% of women age 15-49)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Bribery rate
Human rights index
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Press freedom index
Freedom of speech index
Civil liberties index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Above average
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Rank: Below average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Above average
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: Below average

    Environment Indicator Details

    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
      Rank: Top 20%
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: Below average
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Above average
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

      Health Indicator Details

      Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Below average
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Below average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: About average
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Below average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Above average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: Above average
        Gini index
        Rank: Above average
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

        Economy Indicator Details

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Gini index
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Above average

          Geography Indicator Details

          Forest area (% of land area)