Nepal is a federal parliamentary republic of seven provinces. After youth protests toppled the previous government in September 2025, the Rastriya Swatantra Party won 182 of 275 seats in March 2026 and Balendra Shah became prime minister.
In the 12 Axes register, Nepal leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Federal 68%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Nepal, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Nepal sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Seven provinces under 2015 constitution
Representative Democracy
Elected 275-seat House, March 2026 vote
Centrist
Social media ban in 2025 sparked protests
Non-Interventionist
Non-aligned, balances India and China
Non-Aggressive
No active forces abroad, UN peacekeeper
Polyculturalist
Inclusion quotas for ethnic groups and castes
Mixed Economic
Mixed economy with state enterprises
Balanced
Mixed economy, remittance-dependent
Moderate
Open border with India, trade deficit
Moderate
Secular state under the 2015 constitution
Moderate
Constitution names sexual minorities' rights
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Nepal is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Nepal is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: By Rei-artur pt en Rei-artur blog, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
