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Transport and infrastructure in Nepal

Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Nepal with the average of all countries in Asia. The traffic routes have noticeable defects in many places and are often not in particularly good condition.

In terms of the length of its rail network, Nepal ranks 136th in the world with zero meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 59 kilometers long.

Airports in Nepal


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Road traffic

The network of roads and highways has a total length of 27,990 km. For each of the country's 30.03 million inhabitants, this corresponds to 0.93 meters. This puts Nepal in 209th place in the global ranking. However, the country's size and population density of around 204 inhabitants per km² must also be taken into account. Countries with fewer inhabitants in the same or even larger area naturally achieve quite different values here and have to connect remote areas to the transport network despite a smaller population.

With an average of 4584 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Nepal is considered rather mixed. This corresponds to 16.2 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.

In Nepal, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.


 

Nepal

 totalper 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways28,000 km931.91 km190.18 m
Railroads100 km1.96 km0.40 m
Waterways0 km0.00 km0.00 m
Commercial harbors00.000.000
Airports220.730.149
 

Asia

 total per 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways16,613,000 km3,524.24 km519.50 m
Railroads280,000 km59.41 km8.76 m
Waterways260,300 km55.21 km8.14 m
Commercial harbors45,9989.760.001
Airports1,0120.210.000


Data sources used

Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)
UNCTAD
Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
CIA Factbook
OECD Statistics
Wikipedia (german)
Nepal: AirportsLargest airports and airlines in NepalThe 22 biggest airports and 8 airlines in Nepal with further information and data with further information on airlines and destinations
Nepal: ClimateClimate details in NepalA climate analysis for Nepal incl. temperatures, humidity, rain days per month, hours of sunshine, rainfalls
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