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
   87 of 144
   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
    13 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    77%
    38 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    1.7
    87 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    4.2%
    72 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. r&d % of gdp
    0.7%
    43 of 106
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
15. researchers per million
    2,240
    32 of 100
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. scientific articles / yr
    61K
    12 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
17. high-tech exports %
    1%
    118 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
18. gini inequality
    35.9
    48 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
19. youth unemployment
    22%
    32 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
20. adult literacy
    89%
    45 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.10
    114 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
22. cpi (clean gov)
    23
    118 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
23. press freedom
    72.7
    6 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
24. human development
    0.799
    54 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
25. refugees hosted
    3.5M
    1 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
26. refugees produced
    158K
    15 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data