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Iran, Islamic Rep.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle incomeCapital: Tehran255,268 observations
Population
92.42M
world rank #17 / 217
GDP
362.68B
world rank #43 / 186
GDP / capita
16,833.8
world rank #96 / 185
Life expectancy
77.9
world rank #76 / 217

Governance

534 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile24.6#173Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile37.6#154Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile38.9#184Rule of Law0-100 percentile35.7#184
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,778 indicators
GDPcurrent US$362.68B#43GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $16,833.8#96GDP growth%-2.8%#185Inflation%42.2%#165
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

120 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$113.23B#38Merchandise importscurrent US$65.63B#54Exports of goods & services% GDP25.8%#95Imports of goods & services% GDP34.5%#82
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,551 indicators
Life expectancyyears77.9#76Infant mortalityper 1k births10.3#51Maternal mortalityper 100k16#16Health spending% GDP6%#103
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,065 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross85.1%#104Education spending% GDP2.8%#88Adult literacy%88.9%#21Primary enrollment% gross102%#65
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

429 indicators
Populationpeople92.42M#17Population growth%0.92%#105Urban population%77.4%#58Fertility ratebirths/woman1.7#130
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

280 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%0.9%#166Forest area% land6.6%#175Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,814.5#57
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

286 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.3,399.1#27Electricity from coal% of output0.18%#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

363 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area7.8%#131Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources72.3%#151Capture fisheries productiontonnes789,229#22
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

320 indicators
Agricultural land% land area29%#129Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,420.4#107Aquaculture productiontonnes709,391#16Food production index2014-16 = 10083.9#182
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

173 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people174.1#12Secure internet serversper 1M people7,225.7#64Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people30.8#20
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,424 indicators
Gini indexindex35.9#27Extreme poverty% pop2.5%#19Internet users% pop85.3%#76Homicide rateper 100k2.4#57
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

369 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1,258#35INFORM risk score0-105.9#47Hazard & exposure0-108.4#71Vulnerability0-104.4#33
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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