Nepal is 54% larger than Santa Catarina (Brazil).
Area: 147,181 km2 World Factbook
Population: 30,986,975 (July 2014) World Factbook
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign nation located in South Asia. With an area of 147,181 square kilometres and a population of approximately 27 million, Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. Wikipedia
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil. According to the Index of Economic Well-Being calculated between 2002 and 2008, Santa Catarina was the Brazilian state that revealed the highest economic well-being in relation to the others. Wikipedia