Iran

Metrics

1. population
   86M
   17 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $458B
   33 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $5,049
   99 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $7B
   34 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   2.4%
   37 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   1.6M km²
   19 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   53.8 /km²
   106 of 176
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   77.7 yr
   54 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   80%
   88 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    9.1 t
    18 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    77%
    46 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    1.7
    104 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    4.2%
    83 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. r&d % of gdp
    0.7%
    48 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
15. researchers per million
    2,240
    37 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. scientific articles / yr
    61K
    15 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
17. high-tech exports %
    1%
    134 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
18. gini inequality
    35.9
    76 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
19. youth unemployment
    22%
    132 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
20. adult literacy
    89%
    58 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.10
    132 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
22. cpi (clean gov)
    23
    138 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
23. press freedom
    72.7
    157 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
24. human development
    0.799
    63 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
25. refugees hosted
    3.5M
    1 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
26. refugees produced
    158K
    17 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data