Iran vs Vietnam

Iran (Asia) and Vietnam (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$ · 1985-2025

Iran Vietnam World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1985 Iran: 3,634.03 Vietnam: 238.65 World: 2,690.59 1986 Iran: 4,064.35 Vietnam: 436.42 World: 3,118.57 1987 Iran: 2,513.15 Vietnam: 595.25 World: 3,487.88 1988 Iran: 2,234.46 Vietnam: 404.56 World: 3,829.99 1989 Iran: 2,124.97 Vietnam: 98.11 World: 3,930.51 1990 Iran: 2,137.94 Vietnam: 98.8 World: 4,338.94 1991 Iran: 2,194.44 Vietnam: 143.72 World: 4,453.9 1992 Iran: 1,957.49 Vietnam: 144.55 World: 4,679.98 1993 Iran: 1,038.11 Vietnam: 189.42 World: 4,685.3 1994 Iran: 1,167.76 Vietnam: 229.86 World: 4,967.01 1995 Iran: 1,550.01 Vietnam: 287.8 World: 5,463.2 1996 Iran: 1,914.78 Vietnam: 337.05 World: 5,507.22 1997 Iran: 1,790.07 Vietnam: 361.64 World: 5,408.57 1998 Iran: 1,709.19 Vietnam: 361.35 World: 5,302.34 1999 Iran: 1,739.59 Vietnam: 375.99 World: 5,401.23 2000 Iran: 1,650.01 Vietnam: 404.03 World: 5,512.56 2001 Iran: 1,881.02 Vietnam: 419.21 World: 5,404.2 2002 Iran: 1,891.26 Vietnam: 445.13 World: 5,539.32 2003 Iran: 2,209 Vietnam: 497.12 World: 6,129.87 2004 Iran: 2,672.42 Vietnam: 565.45 World: 6,818 2005 Iran: 3,132.05 Vietnam: 710.75 World: 7,290.57 2006 Iran: 3,618.92 Vietnam: 807.76 World: 7,803.19 2007 Iran: 4,687.99 Vietnam: 925.64 World: 8,685.33 2008 Iran: 5,377.41 Vietnam: 1,163.83 World: 9,425.74 2009 Iran: 5,415.52 Vietnam: 1,226.17 World: 8,827.04 2010 Iran: 6,291.19 Vietnam: 1,683.16 World: 9,555.07 2011 Iran: 8,025.69 Vietnam: 1,950.93 World: 10,496.93 2012 Iran: 8,114.08 Vietnam: 2,185.12 World: 10,597.85 2013 Iran: 6,222.74 Vietnam: 2,359.52 World: 10,759.35 2014 Iran: 5,672.06 Vietnam: 2,546.38 World: 10,912.24 2015 Iran: 4,952.73 Vietnam: 2,577.57 World: 10,191.98 2016 Iran: 5,710.6 Vietnam: 2,735.06 World: 10,239.47 2017 Iran: 6,000.93 Vietnam: 2,956.11 World: 10,784.4 2018 Iran: 4,783.01 Vietnam: 3,222.31 World: 11,344.73 2019 Iran: 3,997.49 Vietnam: 3,440.9 World: 11,417.6 2020 Iran: 3,202.5 Vietnam: 3,534.04 World: 10,999.49 2021 Iran: 4,605.15 Vietnam: 3,704.19 World: 12,472.91 2022 Iran: 4,721.2 Vietnam: 4,147.7 World: 12,876.24 2023 Iran: 5,049.3 Vietnam: 4,322.83 World: 13,313.86 2024 Iran: 5,190.17 Vietnam: 4,716.66 World: 13,717.09 2025 Iran: 3,924.38 Vietnam: 5,065.99 World: 14,405.85 1985 1997 2003 2009 2015 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Iran Vietnam World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Iran: 43.3 Vietnam: 58.05 World: 50.94 1961 Iran: 43.9 Vietnam: 58.46 World: 52.8 1962 Iran: 43.77 Vietnam: 58.2 World: 55.29 1963 Iran: 45.11 Vietnam: 56.9 World: 55.65 1964 Iran: 45.74 Vietnam: 57.47 World: 56.1 1965 Iran: 46.37 Vietnam: 56.97 World: 55.93 1966 Iran: 47.07 Vietnam: 56.91 World: 56.45 1967 Iran: 47.8 Vietnam: 56.75 World: 56.9 1968 Iran: 47.95 Vietnam: 52.67 World: 57.34 1969 Iran: 49.38 Vietnam: 54.79 World: 57.68 1970 Iran: 50.22 Vietnam: 54.93 World: 57.94 1971 Iran: 51.12 Vietnam: 55.59 World: 58.02 1972 Iran: 51.73 Vietnam: 51.91 World: 58.84 1973 Iran: 52.94 Vietnam: 55.68 World: 59.3 1974 Iran: 53.86 Vietnam: 54.75 World: 59.7 1975 Iran: 54.82 Vietnam: 61.87 World: 60.13 1976 Iran: 55.77 Vietnam: 63.67 World: 60.45 1977 Iran: 56.66 Vietnam: 64.07 World: 61.04 1978 Iran: 56.04 Vietnam: 64.53 World: 61.39 1979 Iran: 58.45 Vietnam: 64.99 World: 61.84 1980 Iran: 58.37 Vietnam: 65.34 World: 62.15 1981 Iran: 56.63 Vietnam: 65.78 World: 62.52 1982 Iran: 57.63 Vietnam: 66.21 World: 62.87 1983 Iran: 58.52 Vietnam: 66.55 World: 63.13 1984 Iran: 60.88 Vietnam: 66.93 World: 63.44 1985 Iran: 61.54 Vietnam: 67.19 World: 63.73 1986 Iran: 62.14 Vietnam: 67.55 World: 64.12 1987 Iran: 62.69 Vietnam: 68.01 World: 64.46 1988 Iran: 63.26 Vietnam: 68.59 World: 64.67 1989 Iran: 65.31 Vietnam: 68.81 World: 64.96 1990 Iran: 64.07 Vietnam: 69.03 World: 65.11 1991 Iran: 66.23 Vietnam: 69.3 World: 65.3 1992 Iran: 66.65 Vietnam: 69.62 World: 65.55 1993 Iran: 67.04 Vietnam: 69.96 World: 65.74 1994 Iran: 67.49 Vietnam: 70.38 World: 65.96 1995 Iran: 67.9 Vietnam: 70.87 World: 66.2 1996 Iran: 68.33 Vietnam: 71.3 World: 66.52 1997 Iran: 68.65 Vietnam: 71.67 World: 66.83 1998 Iran: 69.21 Vietnam: 72.28 World: 67.07 1999 Iran: 69.69 Vietnam: 72.58 World: 67.31 2000 Iran: 70.17 Vietnam: 72.75 World: 67.65 2001 Iran: 70.62 Vietnam: 72.98 World: 67.95 2002 Iran: 71.11 Vietnam: 73.14 World: 68.23 2003 Iran: 70.46 Vietnam: 73.24 World: 68.52 2004 Iran: 72.04 Vietnam: 73.06 World: 68.77 2005 Iran: 72.45 Vietnam: 73.2 World: 69.11 2006 Iran: 72.9 Vietnam: 73.29 World: 69.47 2007 Iran: 73.3 Vietnam: 73.39 World: 69.81 2008 Iran: 73.68 Vietnam: 73.46 World: 70 2009 Iran: 74.04 Vietnam: 73.53 World: 70.38 2010 Iran: 74.39 Vietnam: 73.61 World: 70.68 2011 Iran: 74.72 Vietnam: 73.71 World: 70.97 2012 Iran: 75.04 Vietnam: 73.76 World: 71.26 2013 Iran: 75.35 Vietnam: 73.82 World: 71.53 2014 Iran: 75.64 Vietnam: 73.89 World: 71.78 2015 Iran: 75.91 Vietnam: 73.96 World: 71.97 2016 Iran: 76.16 Vietnam: 73.98 World: 72.19 2017 Iran: 76.4 Vietnam: 74.03 World: 72.37 2018 Iran: 76.62 Vietnam: 74.1 World: 72.64 2019 Iran: 76.86 Vietnam: 74.21 World: 72.87 2020 Iran: 74.14 Vietnam: 75.38 World: 72.18 2021 Iran: 73.75 Vietnam: 74.15 World: 71.22 2022 Iran: 76.8 Vietnam: 74.5 World: 72.97 2023 Iran: 77.65 Vietnam: 74.59 World: 73.33 2024 Iran: 77.85 Vietnam: 74.74 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Iran Vietnam World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Iran: 7.52 Vietnam: 6.27 World: 4.69 1961 Iran: 7.46 Vietnam: 5.48 World: 4.56 1962 Iran: 7.4 Vietnam: 6.26 World: 5.02 1963 Iran: 7.32 Vietnam: 6.39 World: 5.31 1964 Iran: 7.24 Vietnam: 6.29 World: 5.13 1965 Iran: 7.22 Vietnam: 6.16 World: 5.08 1966 Iran: 7.21 Vietnam: 5.97 World: 4.97 1967 Iran: 7.19 Vietnam: 5.88 World: 4.87 1968 Iran: 7.12 Vietnam: 6.03 World: 4.98 1969 Iran: 7.01 Vietnam: 6.01 World: 4.88 1970 Iran: 6.8 Vietnam: 6.02 World: 4.84 1971 Iran: 6.55 Vietnam: 6.07 World: 4.69 1972 Iran: 6.26 Vietnam: 6.1 World: 4.55 1973 Iran: 6.06 Vietnam: 6.11 World: 4.42 1974 Iran: 5.97 Vietnam: 5.78 World: 4.26 1975 Iran: 5.95 Vietnam: 5.62 World: 4.07 1976 Iran: 6.07 Vietnam: 5.46 World: 3.97 1977 Iran: 6.18 Vietnam: 5.29 World: 3.84 1978 Iran: 6.34 Vietnam: 5.1 World: 3.77 1979 Iran: 6.55 Vietnam: 4.94 World: 3.76 1980 Iran: 6.63 Vietnam: 4.8 World: 3.73 1981 Iran: 6.62 Vietnam: 4.67 World: 3.71 1982 Iran: 6.59 Vietnam: 4.59 World: 3.72 1983 Iran: 6.53 Vietnam: 4.52 World: 3.59 1984 Iran: 6.43 Vietnam: 4.41 World: 3.57 1985 Iran: 6.24 Vietnam: 4.21 World: 3.53 1986 Iran: 6.01 Vietnam: 3.96 World: 3.51 1987 Iran: 5.72 Vietnam: 3.72 World: 3.48 1988 Iran: 5.43 Vietnam: 3.62 World: 3.39 1989 Iran: 5.17 Vietnam: 3.64 World: 3.35 1990 Iran: 4.93 Vietnam: 3.6 World: 3.31 1991 Iran: 4.57 Vietnam: 3.52 World: 3.13 1992 Iran: 4.1 Vietnam: 3.35 World: 3.04 1993 Iran: 3.67 Vietnam: 3.17 World: 2.97 1994 Iran: 3.24 Vietnam: 2.94 World: 2.92 1995 Iran: 2.85 Vietnam: 2.7 World: 2.87 1996 Iran: 2.54 Vietnam: 2.47 World: 2.82 1997 Iran: 2.32 Vietnam: 2.27 World: 2.78 1998 Iran: 2.19 Vietnam: 2.1 World: 2.75 1999 Iran: 2.09 Vietnam: 2 World: 2.72 2000 Iran: 2 Vietnam: 2.03 World: 2.73 2001 Iran: 1.92 Vietnam: 2.02 World: 2.69 2002 Iran: 1.84 Vietnam: 2.01 World: 2.66 2003 Iran: 1.8 Vietnam: 2 World: 2.64 2004 Iran: 1.78 Vietnam: 1.97 World: 2.63 2005 Iran: 1.76 Vietnam: 1.89 World: 2.61 2006 Iran: 1.76 Vietnam: 1.87 World: 2.61 2007 Iran: 1.75 Vietnam: 1.91 World: 2.6 2008 Iran: 1.74 Vietnam: 1.93 World: 2.6 2009 Iran: 1.74 Vietnam: 1.92 World: 2.59 2010 Iran: 1.75 Vietnam: 1.91 World: 2.57 2011 Iran: 1.79 Vietnam: 1.93 World: 2.55 2012 Iran: 1.85 Vietnam: 1.97 World: 2.56 2013 Iran: 1.91 Vietnam: 1.98 World: 2.53 2014 Iran: 1.98 Vietnam: 2.09 World: 2.52 2015 Iran: 2.02 Vietnam: 2.1 World: 2.49 2016 Iran: 2.05 Vietnam: 2 World: 2.49 2017 Iran: 2.02 Vietnam: 1.99 World: 2.46 2018 Iran: 1.92 Vietnam: 1.88 World: 2.39 2019 Iran: 1.77 Vietnam: 1.94 World: 2.35 2020 Iran: 1.7 Vietnam: 1.96 World: 2.28 2021 Iran: 1.71 Vietnam: 1.94 World: 2.25 2022 Iran: 1.7 Vietnam: 1.93 World: 2.22 2023 Iran: 1.7 Vietnam: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 Iran: 1.68 Vietnam: 1.9 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Iran Vietnam World

0 5 10 15 1991 Iran: 11.1 Vietnam: 2.14 World: 5.12 1992 Iran: 10.65 Vietnam: 2.11 World: 5.28 1993 Iran: 10.57 Vietnam: 2.04 World: 5.54 1994 Iran: 10.46 Vietnam: 1.97 World: 5.79 1995 Iran: 9.9 Vietnam: 1.96 World: 5.92 1996 Iran: 9.1 Vietnam: 1.93 World: 5.98 1997 Iran: 9.68 Vietnam: 2.87 World: 6.01 1998 Iran: 10.36 Vietnam: 2.29 World: 6.16 1999 Iran: 11.18 Vietnam: 2.33 World: 6.28 2000 Iran: 11.7 Vietnam: 2.26 World: 6.11 2001 Iran: 12.36 Vietnam: 2.76 World: 6.19 2002 Iran: 12.8 Vietnam: 2.12 World: 6.41 2003 Iran: 11.53 Vietnam: 2.25 World: 6.48 2004 Iran: 10.3 Vietnam: 2.14 World: 6.33 2005 Iran: 11.81 Vietnam: 2.08 World: 6.22 2006 Iran: 11.52 Vietnam: 2.05 World: 5.97 2007 Iran: 10.77 Vietnam: 2.03 World: 5.77 2008 Iran: 10.63 Vietnam: 1.89 World: 5.82 2009 Iran: 12.11 Vietnam: 1.74 World: 6.41 2010 Iran: 13.68 Vietnam: 1.11 World: 6.28 2011 Iran: 12.49 Vietnam: 1 World: 6.15 2012 Iran: 12.28 Vietnam: 1.03 World: 6.15 2013 Iran: 10.6 Vietnam: 1.32 World: 6.1 2014 Iran: 10.68 Vietnam: 1.26 World: 5.96 2015 Iran: 11.17 Vietnam: 1.85 World: 6 2016 Iran: 12.62 Vietnam: 1.85 World: 5.97 2017 Iran: 12.23 Vietnam: 1.87 World: 5.9 2018 Iran: 12.2 Vietnam: 1.16 World: 5.76 2019 Iran: 10.74 Vietnam: 1.68 World: 5.59 2020 Iran: 9.69 Vietnam: 2.1 World: 6.59 2021 Iran: 9.28 Vietnam: 2.38 World: 6.05 2022 Iran: 9.09 Vietnam: 1.57 World: 5.23 2023 Iran: 8.13 Vietnam: 1.65 World: 4.85 2024 Iran: 8.15 Vietnam: 1.6 World: 4.81 2025 Iran: 8.3 Vietnam: 1.52 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Iran Vietnam World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Iran: 2.76 Vietnam: 0.42 World: 4.14 1971 Iran: 2.87 Vietnam: 0.41 World: 4.04 1972 Iran: 3.11 Vietnam: 0.39 World: 4.16 1973 Iran: 3.6 Vietnam: 0.43 World: 4.32 1974 Iran: 3.71 Vietnam: 0.35 World: 4.23 1975 Iran: 3.67 Vietnam: 0.4 World: 4.14 1976 Iran: 4.11 Vietnam: 0.28 World: 4.31 1977 Iran: 4.18 Vietnam: 0.3 World: 4.36 1978 Iran: 3.94 Vietnam: 0.3 World: 4.42 1979 Iran: 3.55 Vietnam: 0.3 World: 4.46 1980 Iran: 2.92 Vietnam: 0.31 World: 4.33 1981 Iran: 2.74 Vietnam: 0.31 World: 4.18 1982 Iran: 3.19 Vietnam: 0.33 World: 4.05 1983 Iran: 3.47 Vietnam: 0.35 World: 4.01 1984 Iran: 3.29 Vietnam: 0.34 World: 4.07 1985 Iran: 3.37 Vietnam: 0.33 World: 4.05 1986 Iran: 3.03 Vietnam: 0.36 World: 4.04 1987 Iran: 3.09 Vietnam: 0.39 World: 4.1 1988 Iran: 3.02 Vietnam: 0.38 World: 4.16 1989 Iran: 3.15 Vietnam: 0.32 World: 4.16 1990 Iran: 3.57 Vietnam: 0.31 World: 4.15 1991 Iran: 3.84 Vietnam: 0.31 World: 4.1 1992 Iran: 4 Vietnam: 0.32 World: 4.01 1993 Iran: 3.96 Vietnam: 0.37 World: 3.97 1994 Iran: 4.51 Vietnam: 0.42 World: 3.94 1995 Iran: 4.56 Vietnam: 0.48 World: 3.99 1996 Iran: 4.68 Vietnam: 0.53 World: 4.01 1997 Iran: 4.83 Vietnam: 0.6 World: 4.02 1998 Iran: 4.76 Vietnam: 0.66 World: 3.98 1999 Iran: 5.13 Vietnam: 0.67 World: 3.95 2000 Iran: 5.33 Vietnam: 0.73 World: 4.01 2001 Iran: 5.46 Vietnam: 0.8 World: 4.01 2002 Iran: 5.65 Vietnam: 0.93 World: 4.02 2003 Iran: 5.9 Vietnam: 0.98 World: 4.15 2004 Iran: 6.19 Vietnam: 1.14 World: 4.28 2005 Iran: 6.53 Vietnam: 1.24 World: 4.39 2006 Iran: 6.9 Vietnam: 1.26 World: 4.48 2007 Iran: 7.22 Vietnam: 1.37 World: 4.59 2008 Iran: 7.35 Vietnam: 1.48 World: 4.56 2009 Iran: 7.5 Vietnam: 1.63 World: 4.45 2010 Iran: 7.45 Vietnam: 1.79 World: 4.67 2011 Iran: 7.48 Vietnam: 1.77 World: 4.76 2012 Iran: 7.46 Vietnam: 1.75 World: 4.77 2013 Iran: 7.62 Vietnam: 1.8 World: 4.81 2014 Iran: 7.81 Vietnam: 1.95 World: 4.78 2015 Iran: 7.62 Vietnam: 2.16 World: 4.7 2016 Iran: 7.66 Vietnam: 2.38 World: 4.65 2017 Iran: 7.84 Vietnam: 2.41 World: 4.67 2018 Iran: 7.68 Vietnam: 2.93 World: 4.73 2019 Iran: 8.19 Vietnam: 3.46 World: 4.7 2020 Iran: 8.39 Vietnam: 3.55 World: 4.47 2021 Iran: 8.87 Vietnam: 3.4 World: 4.68 2022 Iran: 8.85 Vietnam: 3.45 World: 4.67 2023 Iran: 9.01 Vietnam: 3.89 World: 4.68 2024 Iran: 9.05 Vietnam: 4.27 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Iran Vietnam World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Iran: 8.1 Vietnam: 12.74 World: 15.6 2006 Iran: 8.76 Vietnam: 17.25 World: 17.2 2007 Iran: 9.47 Vietnam: 20.76 World: 20.2 2008 Iran: 12.02 Vietnam: 23.92 World: 22.8 2009 Iran: 13.8 Vietnam: 26.55 World: 25.3 2010 Iran: 15.9 Vietnam: 30.65 World: 28.4 2011 Iran: 19 Vietnam: 35.07 World: 30.9 2012 Iran: 22.73 Vietnam: 36.8 World: 33.3 2013 Iran: 29.95 Vietnam: 38.5 World: 35.3 2014 Iran: 39.35 Vietnam: 41 World: 37.4 2015 Iran: 45.34 Vietnam: 45 World: 39.9 2016 Iran: 53.23 Vietnam: 53 World: 43.6 2017 Iran: 64.04 Vietnam: 58.14 World: 46.3 2018 Iran: 70.2 Vietnam: 69.85 World: 49.4 2019 Iran: 72.45 Vietnam: 68.66 World: 53.9 2020 Iran: 75.57 Vietnam: 70.3 World: 60.1 2021 Iran: 78.6 Vietnam: 74.21 World: 63.8 2022 Iran: 81.72 Vietnam: 78.59 World: 67 2023 Iran: 83.71 Vietnam: 78.08 World: 69.2 2024 Iran: 85.34 Vietnam: 84.15 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Population 92.4 mn 2025
17th of 215		 101.6 mn 2025
16th of 215
Population density 55.8 /km² 2023
147th of 214		 320.2 /km² 2023
36th of 214
Population growth 0.92 % 2025
104th of 215		 0.60 % 2025
128th of 215
Life expectancy 77.9 years 2024
74th of 215		 74.7 years 2024
106th of 215
Fertility rate 1.68 2024
129th of 215		 1.90 2024
109th of 215
Birth rate 12.6 ‰ 2024
113th of 215		 13.4 ‰ 2024
108th of 215
Infant mortality 10.3 ‰ 2024
84th of 196		 12.0 ‰ 2024
95th of 196
Urban population 77.4 % 2025
68th of 215		 38.8 % 2025
175th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.6 % 2025
108th of 215		 9.5 % 2025
102nd of 215
Living in cities 60.8 % 2025
32nd of 215		 40.2 % 2025
96th of 215
Living in towns 24.0 % 2025
156th of 215		 47.3 % 2025
43rd of 215
Living in rural areas 15.2 % 2025
167th of 215		 12.5 % 2025
181st of 215

Human development

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Human Development Index 0.799 2023
75th of 193		 0.766 2023
94th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.643 2023
74th of 169		 0.641 2023
75th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.725 2023
49th of 156		 0.699 2023
68th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.482 2023
123rd of 172		 0.299 2023
78th of 172

Economy

Indicator Iran Vietnam
GDP 362.7 bn US$ 2025
43rd of 186		 514.7 bn US$ 2025
31st of 186
GDP per capita 3,924 US$ 2025
130th of 186		 5,066 US$ 2025
117th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 19,699 int. $ 2025
96th of 185		 18,088 int. $ 2025
102nd of 185
GNI per capita 4,650 US$ 2025
117th of 182		 4,970 US$ 2025
113th of 182
GDP growth -2.8 % 2025
185th of 186		 8.0 % 2025
10th of 186
Inflation 42.2 % 2025
1st of 165		 3.3 % 2025
75th of 165
Trade 60.2 % 2025
92nd of 138		 190.3 % 2025
7th of 138
Exports 25.8 % 2025
95th of 138		 98.2 % 2025
7th of 138
FDI inflows 0.3 % 2024
166th of 192		 4.2 % 2024
56th of 192
Manufacturing 20.6 % 2024 24.5 % 2025
8th of 132
Agriculture 10.6 % 2025
54th of 158		 11.6 % 2025
51st of 158
Military spending 2.0 % 2024
56th of 147		 1.8 % 2018

Labour

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Unemployment 8.3 % 2025
132nd of 181		 1.5 % 2025
11th of 181
Youth unemployment 21.9 % 2025
145th of 181		 6.2 % 2025
35th of 181
Women in the labour force 14.0 % 2025
177th of 181		 68.6 % 2025
19th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 13.6 % 2025
96th of 181		 25.0 % 2025
71st of 181
Weekly hours worked 46.0 h 2025
14th of 181		 41.8 h 2025
55th of 181
Youth NEET rate 26.0 % 2025
140th of 181		 10.9 % 2025
41st of 181
Labour income share 35.0 % 2025
100th of 114		 47.3 % 2025
51st of 114
Output per hour 23.6 $ 2025
84th of 181		 12.7 $ 2025
120th of 181

Health

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Health spending 6.0 % 2023
103rd of 192		 4.6 % 2023
134th of 192
Health spending per person 267 US$ 2023
116th of 191		 197 US$ 2023
127th of 191
Physicians 1.81 /1,000 2023 1.11 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 11.3 ‰ 2024
82nd of 196		 17.3 ‰ 2024
113th of 196
Maternal mortality 16 /100k 2023
63rd of 194		 48 /100k 2023
100th of 194
Tobacco use 11.9 % 2024
49th of 166		 21.1 % 2024
94th of 166
Safe drinking water 94.4 % 2024
53rd of 147		 58.6 % 2024
102nd of 147

Food

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Calories per person 2,864 kcal 2024
89th of 155		 3,021 kcal 2024
77th of 155
Protein supply 80.8 g 2022
114th of 174		 99.1 g 2022
75th of 174
Animal protein supply 25.4 g 2022
130th of 174		 41.2 g 2022
98th of 174
Fat supply 80.1 g 2022
110th of 174		 68.8 g 2022
122nd of 174
Food insecurity 37.7 % 2024
95th of 134		 9.4 % 2024
41st of 134
Severe food insecurity 4.8 % 2024
59th of 124		 1.8 % 2024
29th of 124
Cereal import dependency 40.6 % 2022
83rd of 160		 15.4 % 2022
116th of 160

Education

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Literacy 88.9 % 2023 96.1 % 2022
Secondary enrolment 85.1 % 2023 93.4 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 58.7 % 2022 37.6 % 2024
90th of 128
Education spending 2.8 % 2023
88th of 121		 2.9 % 2022
Expected schooling 14.0 yrs 2023
88th of 195		 15.5 yrs 2023
60th of 195
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs 2023
73rd of 193		 9.0 yrs 2023
112th of 193

Society

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Income inequality 35.9 2023
61st of 93		 36.1 2022
52nd of 93
Extreme poverty 2.5 % 2023
59th of 93		 1.6 % 2022
55th of 93
Internet use 85.3 % 2024
78th of 182		 84.2 % 2024
82nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 174.1 /100 2024
12th of 151		 127.6 /100 2024
53rd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
48th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
119th of 213
Women in parliament 4.9 % 2025
175th of 184		 31.4 % 2025
65th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Refugees hosted 770,514 2025
11th of 177		 13 2025
156th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 8.3 ‰ 2025
49th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
167th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
167th of 177		 0 2025
177th of 177
Refugees from the country 157,912 2025
20th of 199		 20,636 2025
47th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 1.7 ‰ 2025
48th of 199		 0.2 ‰ 2025
103rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Control of corruption 24.6 /100 2024
178th of 207		 42.8 /100 2024
107th of 207
Government effectiveness 37.6 /100 2024
156th of 205		 49.5 /100 2024
108th of 205
Rule of law 35.7 /100 2024
184th of 207		 51.6 /100 2024
118th of 207
Regulatory quality 31.0 /100 2024
194th of 205		 50.7 /100 2024
118th of 205
Voice and accountability 29.7 /100 2024
187th of 205		 37.6 /100 2024
162nd of 205
Political stability 38.9 /100 2024
187th of 207		 66.0 /100 2024
106th of 207

Environment

Indicator Iran Vietnam
CO₂ per capita 9.05 t 2024
181st of 202		 4.27 t 2024
140th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 792.6 Mt 2024
7th of 204		 370.9 Mt 2024
17th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 2.05 % 2024
7th of 204		 0.96 % 2024
17th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 21.8 Gt 2024
15th of 204		 5.7 Gt 2024
37th of 204
GHG per capita 11.52 t 2024
178th of 202		 5.79 t 2024
135th of 202
Renewable energy 0.9 % 2021
195th of 211		 24.2 % 2021
95th of 211
Forest area 6.6 % 2023
175th of 212		 47.4 % 2023
57th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 40.2 µg/m³ 2023
178th of 200		 24.8 µg/m³ 2023
139th of 200
Water stress 81.3 % 2022
156th of 176		 18.1 % 2022
107th of 176
Land area 1.6 mn km² 2023
17th of 214		 313,429 km² 2023
68th of 214

Energy

Indicator Iran Vietnam
Renewable electricity 4.0 % 2025
160th of 190		 45.3 % 2025
76th of 190
Wind and solar 0.5 % 2025
157th of 190		 12.0 % 2025
60th of 190
Nuclear power 1.8 % 2025
30th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
175th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 5.9 % 2025
157th of 190		 45.3 % 2025
85th of 190
Fossil electricity 94.1 % 2025
157th of 190		 54.7 % 2025
85th of 190
Coal power 0.2 % 2025
111th of 188		 48.3 % 2025
174th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 658 g/kWh 2025
164th of 190		 464 g/kWh 2025
101st of 190
Electricity per capita 4.30 MWh 2025
68th of 191		 3.09 MWh 2025
89th 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.