Facebook friends: What do cross-gender friendships look like in Nepal?
Summary
New data from Meta and New York University shows Nepalis are more gender-mixed on Facebook than most of South Asia, with Bhutan the only country in the region ahead of Nepal. Within Nepal, Bhojpur and Karnali show the highest cross-gender friendship ratios, while Parsa and Madhesh rank lowest.
Key Points
- Meta and New York University analyzed more than 1.3 trillion Facebook connections among over 1.8 billion users worldwide to measure cross-gender friendship patterns.
- Nepal’s cross-gender friending ratio is 0.58, higher than India and Pakistan and second only to Bhutan in South Asia.
- Within Nepal, Bhojpur has the highest cross-gender friendship ratio and Parsa the lowest, while Karnali is the highest-ranking province and Madhesh the lowest.
- The study says cross-gender friendship levels also reflect labor-force participation and broader gender inequality in society.
