A global description of the ground-state properties of nuclei in a wide mass range in a unified manner is desirable not only for understanding exotic nuclei but also for providing nuclear data for applications. We demonstrate that the KIDS (Korea–IBS–Daegu–SKKU) functional describes the ground states appropriately with respect to the existing data and predictions for a possible application of the functional to all the nuclei by taking Nd isotopes as examples. The Kohn–Sham–Bogoliubov equation is solved for the Nd isotopes with the neutron numbers ranging from 60 to 160 by employing the KIDS functionals constructed to satisfy both neutron-matter equation of state or neutron star observation and selected nuclear data. Considering the nuclear deformation improves the description of the binding energies and radii. We find that the discrepancy from the experimental data is more significant for both neutron-rich and neutron-deficient isotopes. This discrepancy can be reduced and is consequently independent of the neutron number in an isotopic chain by adjusting the slope parameter of the symmetry energy. The KIDS functional is competent to a global fitting for a better description of nuclear properties in the nuclear chart.