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🇮🇷 Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

IRN IR ﷼ Iranian rial (IRR)

Every statistic we track for Iran — 111 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$20,279

#103 of 191

Life expectancy

78.3 yrs

#40 of 188

Happiness score

5.15

#97 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.10

#142 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 91.1% #36/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 91.1% #35/139 2024
Current Account Balance -1.8% #96/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 89.1% #23/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 86% #5/97 2024
Extreme Poverty 2.5% #17/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -5.2% #152/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 300.3 #52/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 1,783.2 #27/191 2026
GDP per Capita 3,415 #140/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 18,473 #63/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 20,279 #103/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.1% #161/184 2019
Government Debt 37.3% #134/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 35.9 #24/57 2023
Income per Person 12,430 #71/183 2018
Income per Person 12,430 #71/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 68.9% #3/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 22 #71/130 2023
Listed Companies 594 #14/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 79.4% #28/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 13.1% #62/80 2024
Real GDP Growth -6.1% #189/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.8% #27/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 36.1% #33/70 2024
Stocks Traded 4% #32/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 1,572,209,055,082 #18/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 9.2% #14/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.7 #130/217 2024
Median Age 34.5 #110/235 2026
Population 76.4 #17/229 2013
Population 87.9 #17/191 2026
Population Density 57.2 #161/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 157,912 #21/195 2025
Urban Population 77% #66/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #51/214 2023
Internet Users 85.3% #78/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 162.7 #17/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 24% #85/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0 #199/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.1 #117/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 5.3% #119/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 26.2% #189/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 10.7 #110/191 2023
Life Expectancy 78.3 #40/188 2013
Life Expectancy 76.2 #58/186 2020
Suicide Rate 4.1 #145/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 12.5% #119/167 2022
Undernourishment 6.8% #71/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 81 #49/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 88.9% #21/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 2.8% #82/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 9.8 #72/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 9.1 #23/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 3,399 #27/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 5.3% #161/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.2 #160/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.2 #129/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.2 #165/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 23 #152/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 23 #151/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #150/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #139/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #156/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #25/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 11 #177/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.2 #155/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.3 #172/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.7 #146/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.1 #158/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #142/179 2025
Military Spending 2.1% #54/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #171/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #42/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 21.3 #169/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.2 #141/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.6 #175/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 17.5 #174/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 2.6 #119/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 20.6 #37/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 92.6% #27/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 54.1% #40/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 12.5 #27/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 57.2% #11/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 1.6% #122/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.9 #28/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 58.4 #42/141 2023
World Risk Index 16.3 #29/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 47.4% #125/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 5.2 #97/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.6 #135/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.6 #74/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.2 #8/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.7 #57/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #66/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.2 #81/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #75/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Believe Vaccines Are Effective 85.6% #55/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 68.5% #107/143 2018
Individualism 41 #33/65 2010
Masculinity 43 #44/65 2010
Power Distance 58 #35/65 2010
Secular Values 0.3 #54/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.3 #49/64 2022
Trust in government 5.5 #22/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5.4 #38/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.2 #37/120 2017
Trust in Science 76.9% #58/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 82.5% #26/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.1 #73/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 59 #42/65 2010

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.