Iran vs Pakistan

Iran (Asia) and Pakistan (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

Iran Pakistan World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Iran: 195.58 Pakistan: 82.02 World: 452.65 1961 Iran: 200.08 Pakistan: 87.78 World: 471.93 1962 Iran: 205.79 Pakistan: 89.5 World: 496.11 1963 Iran: 209.56 Pakistan: 93.65 World: 525.19 1964 Iran: 221.73 Pakistan: 102.46 World: 563.85 1965 Iran: 247.53 Pakistan: 113.57 World: 601.89 1966 Iran: 262.88 Pakistan: 122.23 World: 638.97 1967 Iran: 283.73 Pakistan: 135.19 World: 664.4 1968 Iran: 314.29 Pakistan: 141.56 World: 703.46 1969 Iran: 344.6 Pakistan: 148.53 World: 761.11 1970 Iran: 376.61 Pakistan: 166.66 World: 817.68 1971 Iran: 457.28 Pakistan: 172.45 World: 884.88 1972 Iran: 554.75 Pakistan: 148.07 World: 1,002 1973 Iran: 850.56 Pakistan: 97.51 World: 1,201.53 1974 Iran: 1,408.97 Pakistan: 132.01 World: 1,362.19 1975 Iran: 1,531.71 Pakistan: 161.68 World: 1,488.94 1976 Iran: 1,953.52 Pakistan: 183.86 World: 1,589.73 1977 Iran: 2,243.06 Pakistan: 204.68 World: 1,766.28 1978 Iran: 2,100.77 Pakistan: 233.42 World: 2,055.49 1979 Iran: 2,352.43 Pakistan: 249.23 World: 2,335.19 1980 Iran: 2,368.39 Pakistan: 287.45 World: 2,587.01 1981 Iran: 2,393.45 Pakistan: 327.51 World: 2,628.62 1982 Iran: 2,844.88 Pakistan: 344.89 World: 2,554.08 1983 Iran: 3,397.06 Pakistan: 311.1 World: 2,561.17 1984 Iran: 3,395.34 Pakistan: 327.35 World: 2,614.33 1985 Iran: 3,634.03 Pakistan: 317.06 World: 2,690.59 1986 Iran: 4,064.35 Pakistan: 313.95 World: 3,118.57 1987 Iran: 2,513.15 Pakistan: 317.24 World: 3,487.88 1988 Iran: 2,234.46 Pakistan: 353.85 World: 3,829.99 1989 Iran: 2,124.97 Pakistan: 357.6 World: 3,930.51 1990 Iran: 2,137.94 Pakistan: 344.46 World: 4,338.94 1991 Iran: 2,194.44 Pakistan: 380.02 World: 4,453.9 1992 Iran: 1,957.49 Pakistan: 395.68 World: 4,679.98 1993 Iran: 1,038.11 Pakistan: 407.89 World: 4,685.3 1994 Iran: 1,167.76 Pakistan: 399.96 World: 4,967.01 1995 Iran: 1,550.01 Pakistan: 450.55 World: 5,463.2 1996 Iran: 1,914.78 Pakistan: 457 World: 5,507.22 1997 Iran: 1,790.07 Pakistan: 438.03 World: 5,408.57 1998 Iran: 1,709.19 Pakistan: 424.45 World: 5,302.34 1999 Iran: 1,739.59 Pakistan: 418.25 World: 5,401.23 2000 Iran: 1,650.01 Pakistan: 642.34 World: 5,512.56 2001 Iran: 1,881.02 Pakistan: 609.94 World: 5,404.2 2002 Iran: 1,891.26 Pakistan: 599.94 World: 5,539.32 2003 Iran: 2,209 Pakistan: 672.44 World: 6,129.87 2004 Iran: 2,672.42 Pakistan: 771.9 World: 6,818 2005 Iran: 3,132.05 Pakistan: 827.62 World: 7,290.57 2006 Iran: 3,618.92 Pakistan: 900.87 World: 7,803.19 2007 Iran: 4,687.99 Pakistan: 998.09 World: 8,685.33 2008 Iran: 5,377.41 Pakistan: 1,067.04 World: 9,425.74 2009 Iran: 5,415.52 Pakistan: 963.79 World: 8,827.04 2010 Iran: 6,291.19 Pakistan: 987.3 World: 9,555.07 2011 Iran: 8,025.69 Pakistan: 1,131.74 World: 10,496.93 2012 Iran: 8,114.08 Pakistan: 1,204.36 World: 10,597.85 2013 Iran: 6,222.74 Pakistan: 1,225.43 World: 10,759.35 2014 Iran: 5,672.06 Pakistan: 1,266.61 World: 10,912.24 2015 Iran: 4,952.73 Pakistan: 1,380.47 World: 10,191.98 2016 Iran: 5,710.6 Pakistan: 1,424.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Iran: 6,000.93 Pakistan: 1,519.23 World: 10,784.4 2018 Iran: 4,783.01 Pakistan: 1,569.34 World: 11,344.73 2019 Iran: 3,997.49 Pakistan: 1,390.42 World: 11,417.6 2020 Iran: 3,202.5 Pakistan: 1,278.4 World: 10,999.49 2021 Iran: 4,605.15 Pakistan: 1,455.32 World: 12,472.91 2022 Iran: 4,721.2 Pakistan: 1,538.32 World: 12,876.24 2023 Iran: 5,049.3 Pakistan: 1,360.32 World: 13,313.86 2024 Iran: 5,190.17 Pakistan: 1,479.48 World: 13,717.09 2025 Iran: 3,924.38 Pakistan: 1,595.91 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Iran Pakistan World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Iran: 43.3 Pakistan: 44.1 World: 50.94 1961 Iran: 43.9 Pakistan: 44.96 World: 52.8 1962 Iran: 43.77 Pakistan: 45.85 World: 55.29 1963 Iran: 45.11 Pakistan: 46.76 World: 55.65 1964 Iran: 45.74 Pakistan: 47.83 World: 56.1 1965 Iran: 46.37 Pakistan: 48.5 World: 55.93 1966 Iran: 47.07 Pakistan: 49.8 World: 56.45 1967 Iran: 47.8 Pakistan: 50.76 World: 56.9 1968 Iran: 47.95 Pakistan: 51.62 World: 57.34 1969 Iran: 49.38 Pakistan: 52.32 World: 57.68 1970 Iran: 50.22 Pakistan: 52.94 World: 57.94 1971 Iran: 51.12 Pakistan: 49 World: 58.02 1972 Iran: 51.73 Pakistan: 53.82 World: 58.84 1973 Iran: 52.94 Pakistan: 54.09 World: 59.3 1974 Iran: 53.86 Pakistan: 54.27 World: 59.7 1975 Iran: 54.82 Pakistan: 54.72 World: 60.13 1976 Iran: 55.77 Pakistan: 55.07 World: 60.45 1977 Iran: 56.66 Pakistan: 55.48 World: 61.04 1978 Iran: 56.04 Pakistan: 56.07 World: 61.39 1979 Iran: 58.45 Pakistan: 56.61 World: 61.84 1980 Iran: 58.37 Pakistan: 57.2 World: 62.15 1981 Iran: 56.63 Pakistan: 57.76 World: 62.52 1982 Iran: 57.63 Pakistan: 58.29 World: 62.87 1983 Iran: 58.52 Pakistan: 58.66 World: 63.13 1984 Iran: 60.88 Pakistan: 58.92 World: 63.44 1985 Iran: 61.54 Pakistan: 59.08 World: 63.73 1986 Iran: 62.14 Pakistan: 59.17 World: 64.12 1987 Iran: 62.69 Pakistan: 59.22 World: 64.46 1988 Iran: 63.26 Pakistan: 59.36 World: 64.67 1989 Iran: 65.31 Pakistan: 59.53 World: 64.96 1990 Iran: 64.07 Pakistan: 59.73 World: 65.11 1991 Iran: 66.23 Pakistan: 59.86 World: 65.3 1992 Iran: 66.65 Pakistan: 59.98 World: 65.55 1993 Iran: 67.04 Pakistan: 60.08 World: 65.74 1994 Iran: 67.49 Pakistan: 60.2 World: 65.96 1995 Iran: 67.9 Pakistan: 60.27 World: 66.2 1996 Iran: 68.33 Pakistan: 60.47 World: 66.52 1997 Iran: 68.65 Pakistan: 60.62 World: 66.83 1998 Iran: 69.21 Pakistan: 61.13 World: 67.07 1999 Iran: 69.69 Pakistan: 61.54 World: 67.31 2000 Iran: 70.17 Pakistan: 61.9 World: 67.65 2001 Iran: 70.62 Pakistan: 62.24 World: 67.95 2002 Iran: 71.11 Pakistan: 62.56 World: 68.23 2003 Iran: 70.46 Pakistan: 62.83 World: 68.52 2004 Iran: 72.04 Pakistan: 63.1 World: 68.77 2005 Iran: 72.45 Pakistan: 62.42 World: 69.11 2006 Iran: 72.9 Pakistan: 63.62 World: 69.47 2007 Iran: 73.3 Pakistan: 63.81 World: 69.81 2008 Iran: 73.68 Pakistan: 64 World: 70 2009 Iran: 74.04 Pakistan: 64.21 World: 70.38 2010 Iran: 74.39 Pakistan: 64.38 World: 70.68 2011 Iran: 74.72 Pakistan: 64.66 World: 70.97 2012 Iran: 75.04 Pakistan: 64.88 World: 71.26 2013 Iran: 75.35 Pakistan: 65.13 World: 71.53 2014 Iran: 75.64 Pakistan: 65.37 World: 71.78 2015 Iran: 75.91 Pakistan: 65.64 World: 71.97 2016 Iran: 76.16 Pakistan: 65.94 World: 72.19 2017 Iran: 76.4 Pakistan: 66.22 World: 72.37 2018 Iran: 76.62 Pakistan: 66.48 World: 72.64 2019 Iran: 76.86 Pakistan: 66.73 World: 72.87 2020 Iran: 74.14 Pakistan: 65.7 World: 72.18 2021 Iran: 73.75 Pakistan: 65.77 World: 71.22 2022 Iran: 76.8 Pakistan: 67.42 World: 72.97 2023 Iran: 77.65 Pakistan: 67.65 World: 73.33 2024 Iran: 77.85 Pakistan: 67.8 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Iran Pakistan World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Iran: 7.52 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 4.69 1961 Iran: 7.46 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 4.56 1962 Iran: 7.4 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 5.02 1963 Iran: 7.32 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 5.31 1964 Iran: 7.24 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 5.13 1965 Iran: 7.22 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 5.08 1966 Iran: 7.21 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 4.97 1967 Iran: 7.19 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 4.87 1968 Iran: 7.12 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 4.98 1969 Iran: 7.01 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 4.88 1970 Iran: 6.8 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 4.84 1971 Iran: 6.55 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 4.69 1972 Iran: 6.26 Pakistan: 6.81 World: 4.55 1973 Iran: 6.06 Pakistan: 6.81 World: 4.42 1974 Iran: 5.97 Pakistan: 6.81 World: 4.26 1975 Iran: 5.95 Pakistan: 6.81 World: 4.07 1976 Iran: 6.07 Pakistan: 6.81 World: 3.97 1977 Iran: 6.18 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 3.84 1978 Iran: 6.34 Pakistan: 6.78 World: 3.77 1979 Iran: 6.55 Pakistan: 6.76 World: 3.76 1980 Iran: 6.63 Pakistan: 6.73 World: 3.73 1981 Iran: 6.62 Pakistan: 6.7 World: 3.71 1982 Iran: 6.59 Pakistan: 6.67 World: 3.72 1983 Iran: 6.53 Pakistan: 6.64 World: 3.59 1984 Iran: 6.43 Pakistan: 6.62 World: 3.57 1985 Iran: 6.24 Pakistan: 6.59 World: 3.53 1986 Iran: 6.01 Pakistan: 6.55 World: 3.51 1987 Iran: 5.72 Pakistan: 6.52 World: 3.48 1988 Iran: 5.43 Pakistan: 6.48 World: 3.39 1989 Iran: 5.17 Pakistan: 6.43 World: 3.35 1990 Iran: 4.93 Pakistan: 6.36 World: 3.31 1991 Iran: 4.57 Pakistan: 6.29 World: 3.13 1992 Iran: 4.1 Pakistan: 6.21 World: 3.04 1993 Iran: 3.67 Pakistan: 6.11 World: 2.97 1994 Iran: 3.24 Pakistan: 6.01 World: 2.92 1995 Iran: 2.85 Pakistan: 5.89 World: 2.87 1996 Iran: 2.54 Pakistan: 5.77 World: 2.82 1997 Iran: 2.32 Pakistan: 5.64 World: 2.78 1998 Iran: 2.19 Pakistan: 5.51 World: 2.75 1999 Iran: 2.09 Pakistan: 5.46 World: 2.72 2000 Iran: 2 Pakistan: 5.35 World: 2.73 2001 Iran: 1.92 Pakistan: 5.18 World: 2.69 2002 Iran: 1.84 Pakistan: 5.01 World: 2.66 2003 Iran: 1.8 Pakistan: 4.89 World: 2.64 2004 Iran: 1.78 Pakistan: 4.69 World: 2.63 2005 Iran: 1.76 Pakistan: 4.6 World: 2.61 2006 Iran: 1.76 Pakistan: 4.59 World: 2.61 2007 Iran: 1.75 Pakistan: 4.55 World: 2.6 2008 Iran: 1.74 Pakistan: 4.52 World: 2.6 2009 Iran: 1.74 Pakistan: 4.47 World: 2.59 2010 Iran: 1.75 Pakistan: 4.4 World: 2.57 2011 Iran: 1.79 Pakistan: 4.31 World: 2.55 2012 Iran: 1.85 Pakistan: 4.2 World: 2.56 2013 Iran: 1.91 Pakistan: 4.13 World: 2.53 2014 Iran: 1.98 Pakistan: 4.06 World: 2.52 2015 Iran: 2.02 Pakistan: 3.99 World: 2.49 2016 Iran: 2.05 Pakistan: 3.9 World: 2.49 2017 Iran: 2.02 Pakistan: 3.9 World: 2.46 2018 Iran: 1.92 Pakistan: 3.86 World: 2.39 2019 Iran: 1.77 Pakistan: 3.81 World: 2.35 2020 Iran: 1.7 Pakistan: 3.77 World: 2.28 2021 Iran: 1.71 Pakistan: 3.72 World: 2.25 2022 Iran: 1.7 Pakistan: 3.66 World: 2.22 2023 Iran: 1.7 Pakistan: 3.61 World: 2.2 2024 Iran: 1.68 Pakistan: 3.55 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Iran Pakistan World

0 5 10 15 1991 Iran: 11.1 Pakistan: 0.6 World: 5.12 1992 Iran: 10.65 Pakistan: 0.59 World: 5.28 1993 Iran: 10.57 Pakistan: 0.6 World: 5.54 1994 Iran: 10.46 Pakistan: 0.6 World: 5.79 1995 Iran: 9.9 Pakistan: 0.61 World: 5.92 1996 Iran: 9.1 Pakistan: 0.6 World: 5.98 1997 Iran: 9.68 Pakistan: 0.61 World: 6.01 1998 Iran: 10.36 Pakistan: 0.62 World: 6.16 1999 Iran: 11.18 Pakistan: 0.63 World: 6.28 2000 Iran: 11.7 Pakistan: 0.61 World: 6.11 2001 Iran: 12.36 Pakistan: 0.61 World: 6.19 2002 Iran: 12.8 Pakistan: 0.62 World: 6.41 2003 Iran: 11.53 Pakistan: 0.61 World: 6.48 2004 Iran: 10.3 Pakistan: 0.6 World: 6.33 2005 Iran: 11.81 Pakistan: 0.58 World: 6.22 2006 Iran: 11.52 Pakistan: 0.58 World: 5.97 2007 Iran: 10.77 Pakistan: 0.4 World: 5.77 2008 Iran: 10.63 Pakistan: 0.42 World: 5.82 2009 Iran: 12.11 Pakistan: 0.54 World: 6.41 2010 Iran: 13.68 Pakistan: 0.65 World: 6.28 2011 Iran: 12.49 Pakistan: 0.8 World: 6.15 2012 Iran: 12.28 Pakistan: 3.67 World: 6.15 2013 Iran: 10.6 Pakistan: 2.95 World: 6.1 2014 Iran: 10.68 Pakistan: 1.83 World: 5.96 2015 Iran: 11.17 Pakistan: 3.57 World: 6 2016 Iran: 12.62 Pakistan: 2.29 World: 5.97 2017 Iran: 12.23 Pakistan: 3.2 World: 5.9 2018 Iran: 12.2 Pakistan: 4.08 World: 5.76 2019 Iran: 10.74 Pakistan: 4.83 World: 5.59 2020 Iran: 9.69 Pakistan: 5.99 World: 6.59 2021 Iran: 9.28 Pakistan: 6.34 World: 6.05 2022 Iran: 9.09 Pakistan: 5.29 World: 5.23 2023 Iran: 8.13 Pakistan: 5.24 World: 4.85 2024 Iran: 8.15 Pakistan: 5.49 World: 4.81 2025 Iran: 8.3 Pakistan: 5.42 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Iran Pakistan World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Iran: 2.76 Pakistan: 0.3 World: 4.14 1971 Iran: 2.87 Pakistan: 0.29 World: 4.04 1972 Iran: 3.11 Pakistan: 0.3 World: 4.16 1973 Iran: 3.6 Pakistan: 0.31 World: 4.32 1974 Iran: 3.71 Pakistan: 0.32 World: 4.23 1975 Iran: 3.67 Pakistan: 0.34 World: 4.14 1976 Iran: 4.11 Pakistan: 0.31 World: 4.31 1977 Iran: 4.18 Pakistan: 0.32 World: 4.36 1978 Iran: 3.94 Pakistan: 0.33 World: 4.42 1979 Iran: 3.55 Pakistan: 0.34 World: 4.46 1980 Iran: 2.92 Pakistan: 0.35 World: 4.33 1981 Iran: 2.74 Pakistan: 0.37 World: 4.18 1982 Iran: 3.19 Pakistan: 0.4 World: 4.05 1983 Iran: 3.47 Pakistan: 0.41 World: 4.01 1984 Iran: 3.29 Pakistan: 0.42 World: 4.07 1985 Iran: 3.37 Pakistan: 0.45 World: 4.05 1986 Iran: 3.03 Pakistan: 0.46 World: 4.04 1987 Iran: 3.09 Pakistan: 0.52 World: 4.1 1988 Iran: 3.02 Pakistan: 0.54 World: 4.16 1989 Iran: 3.15 Pakistan: 0.57 World: 4.16 1990 Iran: 3.57 Pakistan: 0.57 World: 4.15 1991 Iran: 3.84 Pakistan: 0.57 World: 4.1 1992 Iran: 4 Pakistan: 0.61 World: 4.01 1993 Iran: 3.96 Pakistan: 0.66 World: 3.97 1994 Iran: 4.51 Pakistan: 0.65 World: 3.94 1995 Iran: 4.56 Pakistan: 0.68 World: 3.99 1996 Iran: 4.68 Pakistan: 0.69 World: 4.01 1997 Iran: 4.83 Pakistan: 0.7 World: 4.02 1998 Iran: 4.76 Pakistan: 0.68 World: 3.98 1999 Iran: 5.13 Pakistan: 0.73 World: 3.95 2000 Iran: 5.33 Pakistan: 0.72 World: 4.01 2001 Iran: 5.46 Pakistan: 0.72 World: 4.01 2002 Iran: 5.65 Pakistan: 0.69 World: 4.02 2003 Iran: 5.9 Pakistan: 0.7 World: 4.15 2004 Iran: 6.19 Pakistan: 0.77 World: 4.28 2005 Iran: 6.53 Pakistan: 0.76 World: 4.39 2006 Iran: 6.9 Pakistan: 0.81 World: 4.48 2007 Iran: 7.22 Pakistan: 0.88 World: 4.59 2008 Iran: 7.35 Pakistan: 0.83 World: 4.56 2009 Iran: 7.5 Pakistan: 0.82 World: 4.45 2010 Iran: 7.45 Pakistan: 0.78 World: 4.67 2011 Iran: 7.48 Pakistan: 0.76 World: 4.76 2012 Iran: 7.46 Pakistan: 0.76 World: 4.77 2013 Iran: 7.62 Pakistan: 0.76 World: 4.81 2014 Iran: 7.81 Pakistan: 0.79 World: 4.78 2015 Iran: 7.62 Pakistan: 0.82 World: 4.7 2016 Iran: 7.66 Pakistan: 0.89 World: 4.65 2017 Iran: 7.84 Pakistan: 0.96 World: 4.67 2018 Iran: 7.68 Pakistan: 0.89 World: 4.73 2019 Iran: 8.19 Pakistan: 0.86 World: 4.7 2020 Iran: 8.39 Pakistan: 0.95 World: 4.47 2021 Iran: 8.87 Pakistan: 0.96 World: 4.68 2022 Iran: 8.85 Pakistan: 0.97 World: 4.67 2023 Iran: 9.01 Pakistan: 0.84 World: 4.68 2024 Iran: 9.05 Pakistan: 0.81 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Iran Pakistan World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Iran: 8.1 Pakistan: 6.33 World: 15.6 2006 Iran: 8.76 Pakistan: 6.5 World: 17.2 2007 Iran: 9.47 Pakistan: 6.8 World: 20.2 2008 Iran: 12.02 Pakistan: 7 World: 22.8 2009 Iran: 13.8 Pakistan: 7.5 World: 25.3 2010 Iran: 15.9 Pakistan: 8 World: 28.4 2011 Iran: 19 Pakistan: 8 World: 30.9 2012 Iran: 22.73 Pakistan: 8.1 World: 33.3 2013 Iran: 29.95 Pakistan: 9 World: 35.3 2014 Iran: 39.35 Pakistan: 10 World: 37.4 2015 Iran: 45.34 Pakistan: 11 World: 39.9 2016 Iran: 53.23 Pakistan: 12.39 World: 43.6 2017 Iran: 64.04 Pakistan: 13.78 World: 46.3 2018 Iran: 70.2 Pakistan: 15.34 World: 49.4 2019 Iran: 72.45 Pakistan: 17.07 World: 53.9 2020 Iran: 75.57 Pakistan: 18.94 World: 60.1 2024 Iran: 85.34 Pakistan: 57.25 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2024

Population

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Population 92.4 mn 2025
17th of 215		 255.2 mn 2025
5th of 215
Population density 55.8 /km² 2023
147th of 214		 321.1 /km² 2023
35th of 214
Population growth 0.92 % 2025
104th of 215		 1.56 % 2025
66th of 215
Life expectancy 77.9 years 2024
74th of 215		 67.8 years 2024
167th of 215
Fertility rate 1.68 2024
129th of 215		 3.55 2024
43rd of 215
Birth rate 12.6 ‰ 2024
113th of 215		 27.4 ‰ 2024
41st of 215
Infant mortality 10.3 ‰ 2024
84th of 196		 48.2 ‰ 2024
183rd of 196
Urban population 77.4 % 2025
68th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
173rd of 215
Aged 65+ 8.6 % 2025
108th of 215		 4.4 % 2025
158th of 215
Living in cities 60.8 % 2025
32nd of 215		 46.7 % 2025
69th of 215
Living in towns 24.0 % 2025
156th of 215		 42.4 % 2025
58th of 215
Living in rural areas 15.2 % 2025
167th of 215		 10.9 % 2025
186th of 215

Human development

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Human Development Index 0.799 2023
75th of 193		 0.544 2023
168th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.643 2023
74th of 169		 0.364 2023
138th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.725 2023
49th of 156		 0.529 2023
130th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.482 2023
123rd of 172		 0.536 2023
145th of 172

Economy

Indicator Iran Pakistan
GDP 362.7 bn US$ 2025
43rd of 186		 407.3 bn US$ 2025
40th of 186
GDP per capita 3,924 US$ 2025
130th of 186		 1,596 US$ 2025
159th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 19,699 int. $ 2025
96th of 185		 6,573 int. $ 2025
144th of 185
GNI per capita 4,650 US$ 2025
117th of 182		 1,500 US$ 2025
157th of 182
GDP growth -2.8 % 2025
185th of 186		 3.7 % 2025
82nd of 186
Inflation 42.2 % 2025
1st of 165		 3.5 % 2025
68th of 165
Trade 60.2 % 2025
92nd of 138		 27.2 % 2025
135th of 138
Exports 25.8 % 2025
95th of 138		 10.0 % 2025
134th of 138
FDI inflows 0.3 % 2024
166th of 192		 0.5 % 2025
150th of 192
Manufacturing 20.6 % 2024 13.0 % 2025
54th of 132
Agriculture 10.6 % 2025
54th of 158		 23.0 % 2025
21st of 158
Military spending 2.0 % 2024
56th of 147		 2.7 % 2024
30th of 147

Labour

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Unemployment 8.3 % 2025
132nd of 181		 5.4 % 2025
100th of 181
Youth unemployment 21.9 % 2025
145th of 181		 9.6 % 2025
68th of 181
Women in the labour force 14.0 % 2025
177th of 181		 24.0 % 2025
168th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 13.6 % 2025
96th of 181		 36.2 % 2025
43rd of 181
Weekly hours worked 46.0 h 2025
14th of 181		 47.6 h 2025
9th of 181
Youth NEET rate 26.0 % 2025
140th of 181		 34.4 % 2025
164th of 181
Labour income share 35.0 % 2025
100th of 114		 49.8 % 2025
41st of 114
Output per hour 23.6 $ 2025
84th of 181		 7.2 $ 2025
142nd of 181

Health

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Health spending 6.0 % 2023
103rd of 192		 2.5 % 2023
187th of 192
Health spending per person 267 US$ 2023
116th of 191		 30 US$ 2023
182nd of 191
Physicians 1.81 /1,000 2023 1.16 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 11.3 ‰ 2024
82nd of 196		 56.0 ‰ 2024
173rd of 196
Maternal mortality 16 /100k 2023
63rd of 194		 155 /100k 2023
148th of 194
Tobacco use 11.9 % 2024
49th of 166		 17.9 % 2024
78th of 166
Safe drinking water 94.4 % 2024
53rd of 147		 45.0 % 2024
113th of 147

Food

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Calories per person 2,864 kcal 2024
89th of 155		 2,517 kcal 2024
127th of 155
Protein supply 80.8 g 2022
114th of 174		 73.4 g 2022
127th of 174
Animal protein supply 25.4 g 2022
130th of 174		 32.0 g 2022
111th of 174
Fat supply 80.1 g 2022
110th of 174		 86.6 g 2022
101st of 174
Food insecurity 37.7 % 2024
95th of 134		 22.9 % 2024
69th of 134
Severe food insecurity 4.8 % 2024
59th of 124		 5.5 % 2024
72nd of 124
Cereal import dependency 40.6 % 2022
83rd of 160		 -9.9 % 2022
133rd of 160

Education

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Literacy 88.9 % 2023 58.9 % 2021
Secondary enrolment 85.1 % 2023 48.3 % 2024
104th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 58.7 % 2022 10.9 % 2024
118th of 128
Education spending 2.8 % 2023
88th of 121		 1.9 % 2023
105th of 121
Expected schooling 14.0 yrs 2023
88th of 195		 7.9 yrs 2023
187th of 195
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs 2023
73rd of 193		 4.3 yrs 2023
177th of 193

Society

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Income inequality 35.9 2023
61st of 93		 33.5 2024
18th of 93
Extreme poverty 2.5 % 2023
59th of 93		 23.0 % 2024
78th of 93
Internet use 85.3 % 2024
78th of 182		 57.3 % 2024
140th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 174.1 /100 2024
12th of 151		 76.9 /100 2024
133rd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
48th of 213		 95.7 % 2024
149th of 213
Women in parliament 4.9 % 2025
175th of 184		 17.0 % 2025
136th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Refugees hosted 770,514 2025
11th of 177		 1.2 mn 2025
6th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 8.3 ‰ 2025
49th of 177		 4.5 ‰ 2025
63rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
167th of 177		 119,502 2025
13th of 177
Refugees from the country 157,912 2025
20th of 199		 90,497 2025
28th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 1.7 ‰ 2025
48th of 199		 0.4 ‰ 2025
85th of 199

Governance

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Control of corruption 24.6 /100 2024
178th of 207		 26.3 /100 2024
172nd of 207
Government effectiveness 37.6 /100 2024
156th of 205		 39.7 /100 2024
146th of 205
Rule of law 35.7 /100 2024
184th of 207		 39.5 /100 2024
167th of 207
Regulatory quality 31.0 /100 2024
194th of 205		 42.4 /100 2024
166th of 205
Voice and accountability 29.7 /100 2024
187th of 205		 36.4 /100 2024
164th of 205
Political stability 38.9 /100 2024
187th of 207		 30.6 /100 2024
199th of 207

Environment

Indicator Iran Pakistan
CO₂ per capita 9.05 t 2024
181st of 202		 0.81 t 2024
57th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 792.6 Mt 2024
7th of 204		 179.8 Mt 2024
30th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 2.05 % 2024
7th of 204		 0.47 % 2024
30th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 21.8 Gt 2024
15th of 204		 5.7 Gt 2024
36th of 204
GHG per capita 11.52 t 2024
178th of 202		 2.09 t 2024
59th of 202
Renewable energy 0.9 % 2021
195th of 211		 41.6 % 2021
58th of 211
Forest area 6.6 % 2023
175th of 212		 4.7 % 2023
179th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 40.2 µg/m³ 2023
178th of 200		 58.4 µg/m³ 2023
194th of 200
Water stress 81.3 % 2022
156th of 176		 110.0 % 2022
162nd of 176
Land area 1.6 mn km² 2023
17th of 214		 770,880 km² 2023
35th of 214

Energy

Indicator Iran Pakistan
Renewable electricity 4.0 % 2025
160th of 190		 47.0 % 2025
77th of 190
Wind and solar 0.5 % 2025
157th of 190		 23.6 % 2025
49th of 190
Nuclear power 1.8 % 2025
30th of 180		 14.0 % 2025
19th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 5.9 % 2025
157th of 190		 61.0 % 2025
69th of 190
Fossil electricity 94.1 % 2025
157th of 190		 39.0 % 2025
69th of 190
Coal power 0.2 % 2025
111th of 188		 14.5 % 2025
141st of 188
Carbon intensity of power 658 g/kWh 2025
164th of 190		 308 g/kWh 2025
72nd of 190
Electricity per capita 4.30 MWh 2025
68th of 191		 0.67 MWh 2025
151st 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.