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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#173 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile37.6#154 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile38.9#184 Rule of Law0-100 percentile35.7#184

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Economy

1,780 indicators

GDPcurrent US$362.68B#43 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $16,833.8#96 GDP growth%-2.8%#185 Inflation%42.2%#165

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Trade

118 indicators

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Health

1,551 indicators

Life expectancyyears77.9#76 Infant mortalityper 1k births10.3#51 Maternal mortalityper 100k16#16 Health spending% GDP6%#103

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Education

3,065 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross85.1%#104 Education spending% GDP2.8%#88 Adult literacy%88.9%#21 Primary enrollment% gross102%#65

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Demography

429 indicators

Populationpeople92.42M#17 Population growth%0.92%#105 Urban population%77.4%#58 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.7#130

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Climate

280 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%0.9%#166 Forest area% land6.6%#175 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,814.5#57

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Energy

286 indicators

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Environment

363 indicators

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Agriculture

320 indicators

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Technology

173 indicators

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Society

1,424 indicators

Gini indexindex35.9#27 Extreme poverty% pop2.5%#19 Internet users% pop85.3%#76 Homicide rateper 100k2.4#57

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Risk

369 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1,258#35 INFORM risk score0-105.9#47 Hazard & exposure0-108.4#71 Vulnerability0-104.4#33

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