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Southern Asia · sovereign state

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

Capital
Tehran
Languages
Persian (Farsi)
Currency
Iranian rial
People
92.4 million (2025)
Neighbours
7
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Iran

  • 5th lowest price level (US = 100) 20% · #5 of 198 · 2025
  • 5th lowest alcohol consumption 0.021 litres · #5 of 195 · 2023
  • 14th highest mobile subscriptions 174 · #14 of 208 · 2024

Surprising facts about Iran

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Iran’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Iran among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Iran sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Iran across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people