India vs Iran

India (Asia) and Iran (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

India Iran World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 India: 84.93 Iran: 195.58 World: 452.65 1961 India: 87.85 Iran: 200.08 World: 471.93 1962 India: 92.2 Iran: 205.79 World: 496.11 1963 India: 103.44 Iran: 209.56 World: 525.19 1964 India: 117.86 Iran: 221.73 World: 563.85 1965 India: 121.51 Iran: 247.53 World: 601.89 1966 India: 91.03 Iran: 262.88 World: 638.97 1967 India: 98 Iran: 283.73 World: 664.4 1968 India: 101.56 Iran: 314.29 World: 703.46 1969 India: 109.48 Iran: 344.6 World: 761.11 1970 India: 114.36 Iran: 376.61 World: 817.68 1971 India: 120.68 Iran: 457.28 World: 884.88 1972 India: 125.27 Iran: 554.75 World: 1,002 1973 India: 146.57 Iran: 850.56 World: 1,201.53 1974 India: 166.7 Iran: 1,408.97 World: 1,362.19 1975 India: 161.09 Iran: 1,531.71 World: 1,488.94 1976 India: 164.12 Iran: 1,953.52 World: 1,589.73 1977 India: 189.59 Iran: 2,243.06 World: 1,766.28 1978 India: 209.39 Iran: 2,100.77 World: 2,055.49 1979 India: 227.96 Iran: 2,352.43 World: 2,335.19 1980 India: 271.08 Iran: 2,368.39 World: 2,587.01 1981 India: 274.96 Iran: 2,393.45 World: 2,628.62 1982 India: 278.65 Iran: 2,844.88 World: 2,554.08 1983 India: 296 Iran: 3,397.06 World: 2,561.17 1984 India: 281.05 Iran: 3,395.34 World: 2,614.33 1985 India: 300.93 Iran: 3,634.03 World: 2,690.59 1986 India: 314.9 Iran: 4,064.35 World: 3,118.57 1987 India: 344.94 Iran: 2,513.15 World: 3,487.88 1988 India: 358.48 Iran: 2,234.46 World: 3,829.99 1989 India: 349.92 Iran: 2,124.97 World: 3,930.51 1990 India: 371.09 Iran: 2,137.94 World: 4,338.94 1991 India: 305.57 Iran: 2,194.44 World: 4,453.9 1992 India: 319.18 Iran: 1,957.49 World: 4,679.98 1993 India: 302.88 Iran: 1,038.11 World: 4,685.3 1994 India: 347.73 Iran: 1,167.76 World: 4,967.01 1995 India: 375.18 Iran: 1,550.01 World: 5,463.2 1996 India: 401.05 Iran: 1,914.78 World: 5,507.22 1997 India: 416.23 Iran: 1,790.07 World: 5,408.57 1998 India: 413.63 Iran: 1,709.19 World: 5,302.34 1999 India: 441.93 Iran: 1,739.59 World: 5,401.23 2000 India: 442.75 Iran: 1,650.01 World: 5,512.56 2001 India: 450.36 Iran: 1,881.02 World: 5,404.2 2002 India: 469.15 Iran: 1,891.26 World: 5,539.32 2003 India: 544.14 Iran: 2,209 World: 6,129.87 2004 India: 624.26 Iran: 2,672.42 World: 6,818 2005 India: 710.49 Iran: 3,132.05 World: 7,290.57 2006 India: 801.67 Iran: 3,618.92 World: 7,803.19 2007 India: 1,021.89 Iran: 4,687.99 World: 8,685.33 2008 India: 992.52 Iran: 5,377.41 World: 9,425.74 2009 India: 1,094.95 Iran: 5,415.52 World: 8,827.04 2010 India: 1,347.52 Iran: 6,291.19 World: 9,555.07 2011 India: 1,445.46 Iran: 8,025.69 World: 10,496.93 2012 India: 1,429.32 Iran: 8,114.08 World: 10,597.85 2013 India: 1,432.84 Iran: 6,222.74 World: 10,759.35 2014 India: 1,553.88 Iran: 5,672.06 World: 10,912.24 2015 India: 1,584 Iran: 4,952.73 World: 10,191.98 2016 India: 1,707.51 Iran: 5,710.6 World: 10,239.47 2017 India: 1,950.1 Iran: 6,000.93 World: 10,784.4 2018 India: 1,966.25 Iran: 4,783.01 World: 11,344.73 2019 India: 2,041.43 Iran: 3,997.49 World: 11,417.6 2020 India: 1,907.04 Iran: 3,202.5 World: 10,999.49 2021 India: 2,239.61 Iran: 4,605.15 World: 12,472.91 2022 India: 2,279.98 Iran: 4,721.2 World: 12,876.24 2023 India: 2,434.45 Iran: 5,049.3 World: 13,313.86 2024 India: 2,591.99 Iran: 5,190.17 World: 13,717.09 2025 India: 2,702.48 Iran: 3,924.38 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

India Iran World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 India: 45.61 Iran: 43.3 World: 50.94 1961 India: 45.82 Iran: 43.9 World: 52.8 1962 India: 46.13 Iran: 43.77 World: 55.29 1963 India: 46.46 Iran: 45.11 World: 55.65 1964 India: 46.74 Iran: 45.74 World: 56.1 1965 India: 45.56 Iran: 46.37 World: 55.93 1966 India: 45.88 Iran: 47.07 World: 56.45 1967 India: 46.18 Iran: 47.8 World: 56.9 1968 India: 47.93 Iran: 47.95 World: 57.34 1969 India: 48.26 Iran: 49.38 World: 57.68 1970 India: 48.59 Iran: 50.22 World: 57.94 1971 India: 48.9 Iran: 51.12 World: 58.02 1972 India: 49.21 Iran: 51.73 World: 58.84 1973 India: 49.64 Iran: 52.94 World: 59.3 1974 India: 50.26 Iran: 53.86 World: 59.7 1975 India: 50.76 Iran: 54.82 World: 60.13 1976 India: 51.3 Iran: 55.77 World: 60.45 1977 India: 51.82 Iran: 56.66 World: 61.04 1978 India: 52.42 Iran: 56.04 World: 61.39 1979 India: 53.01 Iran: 58.45 World: 61.84 1980 India: 53.59 Iran: 58.37 World: 62.15 1981 India: 54.17 Iran: 56.63 World: 62.52 1982 India: 54.74 Iran: 57.63 World: 62.87 1983 India: 55.28 Iran: 58.52 World: 63.13 1984 India: 55.81 Iran: 60.88 World: 63.44 1985 India: 56.32 Iran: 61.54 World: 63.73 1986 India: 56.82 Iran: 62.14 World: 64.12 1987 India: 57.29 Iran: 62.69 World: 64.46 1988 India: 57.74 Iran: 63.26 World: 64.67 1989 India: 58.2 Iran: 65.31 World: 64.96 1990 India: 58.62 Iran: 64.07 World: 65.11 1991 India: 59.03 Iran: 66.23 World: 65.3 1992 India: 59.45 Iran: 66.65 World: 65.55 1993 India: 59.82 Iran: 67.04 World: 65.74 1994 India: 60.24 Iran: 67.49 World: 65.96 1995 India: 60.63 Iran: 67.9 World: 66.2 1996 India: 61.03 Iran: 68.33 World: 66.52 1997 India: 61.44 Iran: 68.65 World: 66.83 1998 India: 61.85 Iran: 69.21 World: 67.07 1999 India: 62.28 Iran: 69.69 World: 67.31 2000 India: 62.75 Iran: 70.17 World: 67.65 2001 India: 63.16 Iran: 70.62 World: 67.95 2002 India: 63.65 Iran: 71.11 World: 68.23 2003 India: 64.09 Iran: 70.46 World: 68.52 2004 India: 64.48 Iran: 72.04 World: 68.77 2005 India: 64.94 Iran: 72.45 World: 69.11 2006 India: 65.37 Iran: 72.9 World: 69.47 2007 India: 65.8 Iran: 73.3 World: 69.81 2008 India: 66.25 Iran: 73.68 World: 70 2009 India: 66.7 Iran: 74.04 World: 70.38 2010 India: 67.16 Iran: 74.39 World: 70.68 2011 India: 67.62 Iran: 74.72 World: 70.97 2012 India: 68.08 Iran: 75.04 World: 71.26 2013 India: 68.5 Iran: 75.35 World: 71.53 2014 India: 68.93 Iran: 75.64 World: 71.78 2015 India: 69.33 Iran: 75.91 World: 71.97 2016 India: 69.71 Iran: 76.16 World: 72.19 2017 India: 70.07 Iran: 76.4 World: 72.37 2018 India: 70.42 Iran: 76.62 World: 72.64 2019 India: 70.75 Iran: 76.86 World: 72.87 2020 India: 70.16 Iran: 74.14 World: 72.18 2021 India: 67.28 Iran: 73.75 World: 71.22 2022 India: 71.7 Iran: 76.8 World: 72.97 2023 India: 72 Iran: 77.65 World: 73.33 2024 India: 72.24 Iran: 77.85 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

India Iran World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 India: 5.92 Iran: 7.52 World: 4.69 1961 India: 5.94 Iran: 7.46 World: 4.56 1962 India: 5.95 Iran: 7.4 World: 5.02 1963 India: 5.97 Iran: 7.32 World: 5.31 1964 India: 5.98 Iran: 7.24 World: 5.13 1965 India: 5.94 Iran: 7.22 World: 5.08 1966 India: 5.88 Iran: 7.21 World: 4.97 1967 India: 5.83 Iran: 7.19 World: 4.87 1968 India: 5.76 Iran: 7.12 World: 4.98 1969 India: 5.68 Iran: 7.01 World: 4.88 1970 India: 5.62 Iran: 6.8 World: 4.84 1971 India: 5.57 Iran: 6.55 World: 4.69 1972 India: 5.48 Iran: 6.26 World: 4.55 1973 India: 5.4 Iran: 6.06 World: 4.42 1974 India: 5.33 Iran: 5.97 World: 4.26 1975 India: 5.2 Iran: 5.95 World: 4.07 1976 India: 5.13 Iran: 6.07 World: 3.97 1977 India: 5.01 Iran: 6.18 World: 3.84 1978 India: 4.89 Iran: 6.34 World: 3.77 1979 India: 4.81 Iran: 6.55 World: 3.76 1980 India: 4.78 Iran: 6.63 World: 3.73 1981 India: 4.7 Iran: 6.62 World: 3.71 1982 India: 4.62 Iran: 6.59 World: 3.72 1983 India: 4.57 Iran: 6.53 World: 3.59 1984 India: 4.52 Iran: 6.43 World: 3.57 1985 India: 4.43 Iran: 6.24 World: 3.53 1986 India: 4.4 Iran: 6.01 World: 3.51 1987 India: 4.31 Iran: 5.72 World: 3.48 1988 India: 4.22 Iran: 5.43 World: 3.39 1989 India: 4.13 Iran: 5.17 World: 3.35 1990 India: 4.05 Iran: 4.93 World: 3.31 1991 India: 3.96 Iran: 4.57 World: 3.13 1992 India: 3.88 Iran: 4.1 World: 3.04 1993 India: 3.8 Iran: 3.67 World: 2.97 1994 India: 3.72 Iran: 3.24 World: 2.92 1995 India: 3.65 Iran: 2.85 World: 2.87 1996 India: 3.58 Iran: 2.54 World: 2.82 1997 India: 3.51 Iran: 2.32 World: 2.78 1998 India: 3.45 Iran: 2.19 World: 2.75 1999 India: 3.38 Iran: 2.09 World: 2.72 2000 India: 3.35 Iran: 2 World: 2.73 2001 India: 3.3 Iran: 1.92 World: 2.69 2002 India: 3.22 Iran: 1.84 World: 2.66 2003 India: 3.12 Iran: 1.8 World: 2.64 2004 India: 3.05 Iran: 1.78 World: 2.63 2005 India: 2.96 Iran: 1.76 World: 2.61 2006 India: 2.87 Iran: 1.76 World: 2.61 2007 India: 2.78 Iran: 1.75 World: 2.6 2008 India: 2.71 Iran: 1.74 World: 2.6 2009 India: 2.67 Iran: 1.74 World: 2.59 2010 India: 2.6 Iran: 1.75 World: 2.57 2011 India: 2.53 Iran: 1.79 World: 2.55 2012 India: 2.47 Iran: 1.85 World: 2.56 2013 India: 2.4 Iran: 1.91 World: 2.53 2014 India: 2.29 Iran: 1.98 World: 2.52 2015 India: 2.29 Iran: 2.02 World: 2.49 2016 India: 2.28 Iran: 2.05 World: 2.49 2017 India: 2.19 Iran: 2.02 World: 2.46 2018 India: 2.18 Iran: 1.92 World: 2.39 2019 India: 2.12 Iran: 1.77 World: 2.35 2020 India: 2.05 Iran: 1.7 World: 2.28 2021 India: 2.01 Iran: 1.71 World: 2.25 2022 India: 1.99 Iran: 1.7 World: 2.22 2023 India: 1.98 Iran: 1.7 World: 2.2 2024 India: 1.96 Iran: 1.68 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

India Iran World

4 6 8 10 12 14 1991 India: 7.64 Iran: 11.1 World: 5.12 1992 India: 7.65 Iran: 10.65 World: 5.28 1993 India: 7.66 Iran: 10.57 World: 5.54 1994 India: 7.59 Iran: 10.46 World: 5.79 1995 India: 7.57 Iran: 9.9 World: 5.92 1996 India: 7.54 Iran: 9.1 World: 5.98 1997 India: 7.57 Iran: 9.68 World: 6.01 1998 India: 7.6 Iran: 10.36 World: 6.16 1999 India: 7.58 Iran: 11.18 World: 6.28 2000 India: 7.59 Iran: 11.7 World: 6.11 2001 India: 7.61 Iran: 12.36 World: 6.19 2002 India: 7.68 Iran: 12.8 World: 6.41 2003 India: 7.63 Iran: 11.53 World: 6.48 2004 India: 7.6 Iran: 10.3 World: 6.33 2005 India: 7.55 Iran: 11.81 World: 6.22 2006 India: 7.55 Iran: 11.52 World: 5.97 2007 India: 7.56 Iran: 10.77 World: 5.77 2008 India: 7.63 Iran: 10.63 World: 5.82 2009 India: 7.64 Iran: 12.11 World: 6.41 2010 India: 7.63 Iran: 13.68 World: 6.28 2011 India: 7.61 Iran: 12.49 World: 6.15 2012 India: 7.65 Iran: 12.28 World: 6.15 2013 India: 7.68 Iran: 10.6 World: 6.1 2014 India: 7.66 Iran: 10.68 World: 5.96 2015 India: 7.63 Iran: 11.17 World: 6 2016 India: 7.61 Iran: 12.62 World: 5.97 2017 India: 7.63 Iran: 12.23 World: 5.9 2018 India: 7.65 Iran: 12.2 World: 5.76 2019 India: 6.51 Iran: 10.74 World: 5.59 2020 India: 7.86 Iran: 9.69 World: 6.59 2021 India: 6.38 Iran: 9.28 World: 6.05 2022 India: 4.82 Iran: 9.09 World: 5.23 2023 India: 4.17 Iran: 8.13 World: 4.85 2024 India: 4.17 Iran: 8.15 World: 4.81 2025 India: 4.22 Iran: 8.3 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

India Iran World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 India: 0.39 Iran: 2.76 World: 4.14 1971 India: 0.38 Iran: 2.87 World: 4.04 1972 India: 0.39 Iran: 3.11 World: 4.16 1973 India: 0.38 Iran: 3.6 World: 4.32 1974 India: 0.4 Iran: 3.71 World: 4.23 1975 India: 0.41 Iran: 3.67 World: 4.14 1976 India: 0.43 Iran: 4.11 World: 4.31 1977 India: 0.43 Iran: 4.18 World: 4.36 1978 India: 0.41 Iran: 3.94 World: 4.42 1979 India: 0.43 Iran: 3.55 World: 4.46 1980 India: 0.44 Iran: 2.92 World: 4.33 1981 India: 0.47 Iran: 2.74 World: 4.18 1982 India: 0.49 Iran: 3.19 World: 4.05 1983 India: 0.51 Iran: 3.47 World: 4.01 1984 India: 0.55 Iran: 3.29 World: 4.07 1985 India: 0.56 Iran: 3.37 World: 4.05 1986 India: 0.59 Iran: 3.03 World: 4.04 1987 India: 0.62 Iran: 3.09 World: 4.1 1988 India: 0.64 Iran: 3.02 World: 4.16 1989 India: 0.67 Iran: 3.15 World: 4.16 1990 India: 0.69 Iran: 3.57 World: 4.15 1991 India: 0.73 Iran: 3.84 World: 4.1 1992 India: 0.74 Iran: 4 World: 4.01 1993 India: 0.76 Iran: 3.96 World: 3.97 1994 India: 0.79 Iran: 4.51 World: 3.94 1995 India: 0.83 Iran: 4.56 World: 3.99 1996 India: 0.85 Iran: 4.68 World: 4.01 1997 India: 0.88 Iran: 4.83 World: 4.02 1998 India: 0.88 Iran: 4.76 World: 3.98 1999 India: 0.93 Iran: 5.13 World: 3.95 2000 India: 0.94 Iran: 5.33 World: 4.01 2001 India: 0.94 Iran: 5.46 World: 4.01 2002 India: 0.96 Iran: 5.65 World: 4.02 2003 India: 0.97 Iran: 5.9 World: 4.15 2004 India: 1.03 Iran: 6.19 World: 4.28 2005 India: 1.05 Iran: 6.53 World: 4.39 2006 India: 1.11 Iran: 6.9 World: 4.48 2007 India: 1.19 Iran: 7.22 World: 4.59 2008 India: 1.26 Iran: 7.35 World: 4.56 2009 India: 1.32 Iran: 7.5 World: 4.45 2010 India: 1.39 Iran: 7.45 World: 4.67 2011 India: 1.46 Iran: 7.48 World: 4.76 2012 India: 1.58 Iran: 7.46 World: 4.77 2013 India: 1.6 Iran: 7.62 World: 4.81 2014 India: 1.71 Iran: 7.81 World: 4.78 2015 India: 1.72 Iran: 7.62 World: 4.7 2016 India: 1.72 Iran: 7.66 World: 4.65 2017 India: 1.8 Iran: 7.84 World: 4.67 2018 India: 1.86 Iran: 7.68 World: 4.73 2019 India: 1.84 Iran: 8.19 World: 4.7 2020 India: 1.68 Iran: 8.39 World: 4.47 2021 India: 1.84 Iran: 8.87 World: 4.68 2022 India: 1.97 Iran: 8.85 World: 4.67 2023 India: 2.1 Iran: 9.01 World: 4.68 2024 India: 2.17 Iran: 9.05 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

India Iran World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 India: 2.39 Iran: 8.1 World: 15.6 2006 India: 2.81 Iran: 8.76 World: 17.2 2007 India: 3.95 Iran: 9.47 World: 20.2 2008 India: 4.38 Iran: 12.02 World: 22.8 2009 India: 5.12 Iran: 13.8 World: 25.3 2010 India: 7.5 Iran: 15.9 World: 28.4 2011 India: 10.07 Iran: 19 World: 30.9 2012 India: 11.1 Iran: 22.73 World: 33.3 2013 India: 12.3 Iran: 29.95 World: 35.3 2014 India: 13.5 Iran: 39.35 World: 37.4 2015 India: 14.9 Iran: 45.34 World: 39.9 2016 India: 16.5 Iran: 53.23 World: 43.6 2017 India: 18.2 Iran: 64.04 World: 46.3 2018 India: 20.08 Iran: 70.2 World: 49.4 2019 India: 29.52 Iran: 72.45 World: 53.9 2020 India: 43.41 Iran: 75.57 World: 60.1 2021 India: 49.26 Iran: 78.6 World: 63.8 2022 India: 55.9 Iran: 81.72 World: 67 2023 India: 60.25 Iran: 83.71 World: 69.2 2024 India: 64.94 Iran: 85.34 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator India Iran
Population 1.5 bn 2025
1st of 215		 92.4 mn 2025
17th of 215
Population density 483.7 /km² 2023
23rd of 214		 55.8 /km² 2023
147th of 214
Population growth 0.89 % 2025
108th of 215		 0.92 % 2025
104th of 215
Life expectancy 72.2 years 2024
135th of 215		 77.9 years 2024
74th of 215
Fertility rate 1.96 2024
105th of 215		 1.68 2024
129th of 215
Birth rate 16.0 ‰ 2024
95th of 215		 12.6 ‰ 2024
113th of 215
Infant mortality 23.3 ‰ 2024
136th of 196		 10.3 ‰ 2024
84th of 196
Urban population 35.7 % 2025
181st of 215		 77.4 % 2025
68th of 215
Aged 65+ 7.4 % 2025
119th of 215		 8.6 % 2025
108th of 215
Living in cities 40.3 % 2025
95th of 215		 60.8 % 2025
32nd of 215
Living in towns 43.8 % 2025
49th of 215		 24.0 % 2025
156th of 215
Living in rural areas 15.9 % 2025
162nd of 215		 15.2 % 2025
167th of 215

Human development

Indicator India Iran
Human Development Index 0.685 2023
131st of 193		 0.799 2023
75th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.475 2023
120th of 169		 0.643 2023
74th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.656 2023
89th of 156		 0.725 2023
49th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.403 2023
102nd of 172		 0.482 2023
123rd of 172

Economy

Indicator India Iran
GDP 4 tn US$ 2025
6th of 186		 362.7 bn US$ 2025
43rd of 186
GDP per capita 2,702 US$ 2025
144th of 186		 3,924 US$ 2025
130th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 11,748 int. $ 2025
124th of 185		 19,699 int. $ 2025
96th of 185
GNI per capita 2,760 US$ 2025
139th of 182		 4,650 US$ 2025
117th of 182
GDP growth 7.6 % 2025
13th of 186		 -2.8 % 2025
185th of 186
Inflation 2.4 % 2025
94th of 165		 42.2 % 2025
1st of 165
Trade 46.3 % 2025
111th of 138		 60.2 % 2025
92nd of 138
Exports 22.3 % 2025
102nd of 138		 25.8 % 2025
95th of 138
FDI inflows 1.0 % 2025
148th of 192		 0.3 % 2024
166th of 192
Manufacturing 13.5 % 2025
48th of 132		 20.6 % 2024
Agriculture 16.2 % 2025
38th of 158		 10.6 % 2025
54th of 158
Tax revenue 6.9 % 2022 -
Government debt 46.5 % 2018 -
Military spending 2.3 % 2024
43rd of 147		 2.0 % 2024
56th of 147

Labour

Indicator India Iran
Unemployment 4.2 % 2025
71st of 181		 8.3 % 2025
132nd of 181
Youth unemployment 16.0 % 2025
114th of 181		 21.9 % 2025
145th of 181
Women in the labour force 32.4 % 2025
161st of 181		 14.0 % 2025
177th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 41.6 % 2025
37th of 181		 13.6 % 2025
96th of 181
Weekly hours worked 45.7 h 2025
17th of 181		 46.0 h 2025
14th of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.3 % 2025
127th of 181		 26.0 % 2025
140th of 181
Labour income share 61.1 % 2023 35.0 % 2025
100th of 114
Output per hour 10.8 $ 2025
128th of 181		 23.6 $ 2025
84th of 181

Health

Indicator India Iran
Health spending 3.3 % 2023
170th of 192		 6.0 % 2023
103rd of 192
Health spending per person 85 US$ 2023
149th of 191		 267 US$ 2023
116th of 191
Physicians 0.72 /1,000 2020 1.81 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 26.6 ‰ 2024
134th of 196		 11.3 ‰ 2024
82nd of 196
Maternal mortality 80 /100k 2023
121st of 194		 16 /100k 2023
63rd of 194
Tobacco use 22.6 % 2024
104th of 166		 11.9 % 2024
49th of 166
Safe drinking water 76.4 % 2024
78th of 147		 94.4 % 2024
53rd of 147

Food

Indicator India Iran
Calories per person 2,717 kcal 2024
113th of 155		 2,864 kcal 2024
89th of 155
Protein supply 72.9 g 2022
128th of 174		 80.8 g 2022
114th of 174
Animal protein supply 19.4 g 2022
139th of 174		 25.4 g 2022
130th of 174
Fat supply 63.4 g 2022
135th of 174		 80.1 g 2022
110th of 174
Cereal import dependency -12.4 % 2022
134th of 160		 40.6 % 2022
83rd of 160
Food insecurity - 37.7 % 2024
95th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 4.8 % 2024
59th of 124

Education

Indicator India Iran
Literacy 78.2 % 2024
25th of 29		 88.9 % 2023
Secondary enrolment 79.6 % 2025
88th of 108		 85.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 34.4 % 2025
88th of 128		 58.7 % 2022
Education spending 4.1 % 2022 2.8 % 2023
88th of 121
Expected schooling 13.0 yrs 2023
115th of 195		 14.0 yrs 2023
88th of 195
Mean schooling 6.9 yrs 2023
143rd of 193		 10.8 yrs 2023
73rd of 193

Society

Indicator India Iran
Income inequality 25.5 2022 35.9 2023
61st of 93
Extreme poverty 5.3 % 2022 2.5 % 2023
59th of 93
Internet use 70.0 % 2025
130th of 182		 85.3 % 2024
78th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 79.4 /100 2024
132nd of 151		 174.1 /100 2024
12th of 151
Electricity access 99.9 % 2024
122nd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
48th of 213
Women in parliament 13.8 % 2025
150th of 184		 4.9 % 2025
175th of 184

Refugees

Indicator India Iran
Refugees hosted 238,643 2025
31st of 177		 770,514 2025
11th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
121st of 177		 8.3 ‰ 2025
49th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 15,075 2025
47th of 177		 0 2025
167th of 177
Refugees from the country 42,610 2025
36th of 199		 157,912 2025
20th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
146th of 199		 1.7 ‰ 2025
48th of 199

Governance

Indicator India Iran
Control of corruption 41.9 /100 2024
115th of 207		 24.6 /100 2024
178th of 207
Government effectiveness 59.2 /100 2024
72nd of 205		 37.6 /100 2024
156th of 205
Rule of law 56.3 /100 2024
100th of 207		 35.7 /100 2024
184th of 207
Regulatory quality 53.3 /100 2024
104th of 205		 31.0 /100 2024
194th of 205
Voice and accountability 55.5 /100 2024
104th of 205		 29.7 /100 2024
187th of 205
Political stability 52.5 /100 2024
168th of 207		 38.9 /100 2024
187th of 207

Environment

Indicator India Iran
CO₂ per capita 2.17 t 2024
93rd of 202		 9.05 t 2024
181st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 3,193.5 Mt 2024
3rd of 204		 792.6 Mt 2024
7th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 8.27 % 2024
3rd of 204		 2.05 % 2024
7th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 66.1 Gt 2024
7th of 204		 21.8 Gt 2024
15th of 204
GHG per capita 3.01 t 2024
81st of 202		 11.52 t 2024
178th of 202
Renewable energy 34.9 % 2021
69th of 211		 0.9 % 2021
195th of 211
Forest area 24.5 % 2023
120th of 212		 6.6 % 2023
175th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 54.1 µg/m³ 2023
190th of 200		 40.2 µg/m³ 2023
178th of 200
Water stress 66.5 % 2022
151st of 176		 81.3 % 2022
156th of 176
Land area 3 mn km² 2023
7th of 214		 1.6 mn km² 2023
17th of 214

Energy

Indicator India Iran
Renewable electricity 24.0 % 2025
122nd of 190		 4.0 % 2025
160th of 190
Wind and solar 14.4 % 2025
69th of 190		 0.5 % 2025
157th of 190
Nuclear power 2.6 % 2025
28th of 180		 1.8 % 2025
30th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 26.6 % 2025
121st of 190		 5.9 % 2025
157th of 190
Fossil electricity 73.4 % 2025
121st of 190		 94.1 % 2025
157th of 190
Coal power 70.9 % 2025
184th of 188		 0.2 % 2025
111th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 671 g/kWh 2025
178th of 190		 658 g/kWh 2025
164th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.42 MWh 2025
124th of 191		 4.30 MWh 2025
68th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.