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Iran · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Iran

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Tehran Upper middle income Nation age 2,575 years (since 550 BC) i IRN · IR
NationsTree Index 2025 i51.680th of 196 Tree height 2025 i25 msee ranking Military strength i76percentile
Population i92.4 m17th of 217 Area i1,745,150 km²17th of 216 GDP i$362.68 bn44th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.82 trn intl.24th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$19,699 intl.107th of 199 Life expectancy i77.9 years76th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i50
Strength · trunk i82
Quality of life · crown i61
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i17
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i41
CSV

In short

Iran is 80th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 51.6 out of 100; its tree is 25 m tall.

It has 92.4 million people and an economy of $1.82 trn at purchasing power parity, 24th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) (3rd of 55) and DPT immunization (20th of 193).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (207th of 210), Inflation (176th of 180) and Regulatory quality (195th of 205).

Over five years it climbed from 84th to 80th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 1,745,150 17th/216
Land area ikm² 1,622,500 17th/216
Population ipeople 92.4 m 17th/217
Population growth i% 0.92% 105th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 56.4 149th/216
Urban population i% 77.4% 69th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 22.0% 109th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 8.6% 110th/217

Economy

45
GDP iUSD $362.68 bn 44th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.82 trn 24th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.56 trn 24th/199
GDP per person iUSD $3,924 152nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $19,699 107th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $4,650 133rd/201
GDP growth i% -2.8% 207th/210
Inflation i% 42.2% 176th/180
Unemployment i% 8.3% 134th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 35.6% 50th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.3% 154th/192

Main industries

68
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 10.6% 66th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 39.6% 16th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 20.6% 16th/192
Services i% of GDP 47.1% 159th/200

Trade

47
Exports of goods & services iUSD $93.41 bn 50th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $125.08 bn 44th/182
Exports i% of GDP 25.8% 122nd/183
Imports i% of GDP 34.5% 115th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 60.2% 127th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 68.0% 15th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 21.4% 105th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 5.6% 137th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 4.7% 65th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.8% 149th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 3.3% 49th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.5% 160th/196

Natural resources

70
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 30.4% 9th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 18.27% 10th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 8.81% 6th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01% 51st/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 3.36% 30th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 157th/209
Arable land i% of land area 9.7% 106th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,435 114th/183

Tourism

64
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.6 m 78th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $5.25 bn 29th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.3%2000
Outbound trips idepartures 1.6 m 55th/107

Society & health

54
Life expectancy iyears 77.9 76th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 11.3 82nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.81 86th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.9 92nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 98% 20th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 65.1% 91st/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 85.1% 119th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 89.9% 3rd/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 12.4% 113th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.0% 104th/193
Adult literacy i% 88.9% 53rd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 58.7% 62nd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.799 75th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 35.9 64th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.5% 66th/108

Infrastructure & digital

70
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 94.4% 54th/150
Internet users i% of population 85.3% 81st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 174 16th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 12.1 111th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 9,455 19th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 18.1 m 38th/161

Environment & energy

27
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 9.05 181st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.9% 193rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 40.2 178th/200
Forest area i% of land area 6.6% 176th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3,456 25th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 34.8 172nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 25.0 178th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 38.6 180th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 36.0 189th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 29.2 195th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 27.9 187th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.42014

Military

75
Military expenditure iUSD $7.40 bn 38th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.1% 57th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 11.2% 24th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 650,000 10th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 2.35% 21st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 42.0 m 69th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 80.0 m 29th/65

Science & innovation

80
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.73% 50th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 8,314 12th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 55,085 14th/197

Compare Iran with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Achaemenid Empire founded by Cyrus the Great (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Iran — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/iran. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Iran — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/iran. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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