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Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Legacy

🇳🇵Nepal

Rank #261
Score: 50
About Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Bidhya Devi Bhandari (b. 1961) served as President of Nepal (2015–2023), the country’s first female head of state. She has longstanding involvement in the CPN (UML), and her presidency was largely ceremonial, but symbolically important for gender representation in Nepal’s politics.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Nepal HDI ≈ 0.6015/10
Source: UNDP country data – Nepal (2022 )
GDP per capita
Nepal GDP per capita – World Bank data4/10
Source: World Bank – Nepal (2023 )
Gini coefficient
Nepal Gini proxy3/10
Source: TheGlobalEconomy — Nepal inequality (2017 )
Employment rate
Employment/population ratio (ILO / World Bank)3/5
Source: ILOSTAT / World Bank — Nepal labour statistics (2022 )
Freedom index
Freedom House — Nepal profile3/10
Source: Freedom House — Nepal country report (2023 )
Corruption index
Transparency International CPI – Nepal (~35)3/5
Source: Nepal Views – CPI ranking news (2024 )

Derived Criminal Score
No documented criminal convictions in major public domain20/20
Source: Public record / media (2025 )