Compare Iran & its neighbours
(Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates)
| Iran | Afghanistan | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Iraq | Kuwait | Oman | Pakistan | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates |
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| Country Code | | IR | AF | AM | AZ | BH | IQ | KW | OM | PK | QA | SA | TR | TM | AE |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 1,648,195 | 652,230 | 29,743 | 86,600 | 760 | 438,317 | 17,818 | 309,500 | 796,095 | 11,586 | 2,149,690 | 783,562 | 488,100 | 83,600 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 2,440 | | | | 161 | 58 | 499 | 2,092 | 1,046 | 563 | 2,640 | 7,200 | | 1,318 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 5,625
(Kuh-e Damavand) | 7,492
(Noshak) | 4,090
(Aragats Lerrnagagat') | 4,466
(Bazarduzu Dagi) | 135
(Jabal ad Dukhan) | 3,611
(Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for "Black Tent")) | 4 | 3,004
(Jabal Shams) | 8,611
(K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen)) | 103
(Tuwayyir al Hamir) | 3,133
(Jabal Sawda') | 5,137
(Mount Ararat) | 3,139
(Gora Ayribaba) | 1,527
(Jabal Yibir) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 1,305 | 1,884 | 1,792 | 384 | | 312 | 108 | 310 | 900 | 28 | 665 | 1,132 | 230 | 149 |
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| Population | | 83,024,745 | 34,940,837 | 3,038,217 | 10,046,516 | 1,442,659 | 40,194,216 | 2,916,467 | 4,613,241 | 207,862,518 | 2,363,569 | 33,091,113 | 81,257,239 | 5,411,012 | 9,701,315 |
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| Median Age | | 30.80 | 19.00 | 35.60 | 31.70 | 32.50 | 20.20 | 29.40 | 25.80 | 24.10 | 33.40 | 29.90 | 31.40 | 28.30 | 37.20 |
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| Growth Rate | | 1.19 % | 2.37 % | -0.25 % | 0.83 % | 2.19 % | 2.50 % | 1.38 % | 2.00 % | 1.41 % | 1.95 % | 1.63 % | 0.49 % | 1.10 % | 1.44 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 17.40 | 37.50 | 12.60 | 15.30 | 13.10 | 30.00 | 18.80 | 23.70 | 21.60 | 9.50 | 15.60 | 15.40 | 18.90 | 9.80 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 5.30 | 13.20 | 9.50 | 7.00 | 2.80 | 3.80 | 2.30 | 3.30 | 6.30 | 1.60 | 3.30 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 1.70 |
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| Urban Population | | 74.90 % | 25.50 % | 63.10 % | 55.70 % | 89.30 % | 70.50 % | 100.00 % | 84.50 % | 36.70 % | 99.10 % | 83.80 % | 75.10 % | 51.60 % | 86.50 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | | 19.90 | 24.40 | 23.20 | | | | | 23.60 | | | 22.30 | | |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 25.00 | 396.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 15.00 | 50.00 | 4.00 | 17.00 | 178.00 | 13.00 | 12.00 | 16.00 | 42.00 | 6.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 15.50 | 108.50 | 12.30 | 23.00 | 8.80 | 37.50 | 6.80 | 12.40 | 50.40 | 6.00 | 12.10 | 16.90 | 33.10 | 5.50 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 6.90 % | 8.20 % | 4.50 % | 6.00 % | 5.00 % | 5.50 % | 3.00 % | 3.60 % | 2.60 % | 2.20 % | 4.70 % | 5.40 % | 2.10 % | 3.60 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 1.14 | 0.28 | 2.90 | 3.45 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 2.58 | 1.97 | 0.98 | 2.78 | 2.39 | 1.76 | 2.22 | 2.39 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 0.20 | 0.50 | 4.20 | 4.70 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 7.40 | 1.20 |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 25.80 % | 5.50 % | 20.20 % | 19.90 % | 29.80 % | 30.40 % | 37.90 % | 27.00 % | 8.60 % | 35.10 % | 35.40 % | 32.10 % | 18.60 % | 31.70 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 3.80 % | 3.90 % | 2.80 % | 2.90 % | 2.30 % | | | 6.70 % | 2.80 % | 2.90 % | | 4.30 % | 3.00 % | |
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| School life
(years) | | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 14 |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 28.40 % | 17.60 % | 36.30 % | 13.40 % | 5.30 % | 25.60 % | 15.40 % | 13.70 % | 7.80 % | 0.50 % | 24.20 % | 20.50 % | | 7.70 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 1.640 trillion | 69.450 billion | 28.340 billion | 172.200 billion | 71.170 billion | 649.300 billion | 289.700 billion | 190.100 billion | 1.061 trillion | 339.500 billion | 1.775 trillion | 2.186 trillion | 103.700 billion | 696.000 billion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 3.70 % | 2.70 % | 7.50 % | 0.10 % | 3.80 % | -2.10 % | -3.30 % | -0.90 % | 5.40 % | 1.60 % | -0.90 % | 7.40 % | 6.50 % | 0.80 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 20,100 | 2,000 | 9,500 | 17,500 | 49,000 | 16,700 | 65,800 | 46,000 | 5,400 | 124,100 | 54,500 | 27,000 | 18,200 | 68,600 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 37.90 % | 22.70 % | 17.80 % | 24.60 % | 19.80 % | 19.00 % | 35.40 % | 16.10 % | 12.00 % | 50.20 % | 30.10 % | 25.50 % | 23.90 % | 28.50 % |
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