Nepal Nepal is a federal democratic republic. The 2015 constitution established the political system, including the framework for a prime minister as the chief executive, a bicameral parliament, and seven provinces. Domestic and international observers reported that the last national elections were overall well managed, free, and fair. Human rights organizations documented some credible abuses by members of the security forces. The government investigated but did not punish officials who may have committed human rights abuses.The overall score indicates that there are substantial risks of potential human rights violations in this country. This may also include the tourism sector. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.:Overly restrictive laws on the organisation, funding and operation of nongovernmental and civil society organisationsExtensive gender-based violenceThreats of violence against LGBTQ+ persons Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB Overall Score 54/100 Global Rights Index 50,0/100 (3) Human Development Index 60,1/100 (0,601) Kids Rights Index 59,8/100 (0,598) Children's Rights in the Workplace Index 45,0/100 (5,5) Global Slavery Index 54,0/100 (46,0) Trafficking in persons report 62,5/100 (T2) Global Gender Gap Index 65,9/100 (0,659) Rule of Law Index 52,0/100 (0,52) Fragile States Index 33,2/100 (80,2) Freedom in the World Index 62,0/100 (62) Environmental Performance Index 32,9/100 (32,9) Corruption Perceptions Index 35,0/100 (35) Equality Index 73,0/100 (73)
Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB