Nepal vs Small states: Population, female
Nepal
52.3%
in 2025
Small states
49.8%
in 2025
Nepal rank
24th
Small states rank
28th
Population, female over time
- Nepal
- Small states
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 52.3% against 49.8% in Small states, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Nepal ranks 24th and Small states ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 50.8% | 1.0% | Small states |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 50.5% | 1.1% | Small states |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 50.3% | 1.2% | Small states |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 50.1% | 0.8% | Small states |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 49.9% | 1.8% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 49.7% | 2.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Nepal or Small states?
- Nepal, at 52.3% against 49.8% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Nepal and Small states?
- 2.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Small states rank globally for population, female?
- Nepal ranks 24th and Small states ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.