🇮🇷 Iran, Islamic Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Capital: Tehran
Money2.7 / 10
Safety2.6 / 10
Health4.5 / 10
Quality of life3.4 / 10
Passport0.8 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money2.7 / 10
Purchasing power31.083 of 89Numbeo
GDP per capita, PPP$19,699107 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$4,650134 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth-2.8 %208 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation42.2 %185 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment8.3 %134 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)35.985 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2023
Local purchasing power30.7119 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety2.6 / 10
Safety (survey)49.373 of 89Numbeo
Crime50.798 of 148Numbeo
✚Health4.5 / 10
Health care (survey)52.879 of 89Numbeo
Health care, expense-adjusted92.090 of 101Numbeo
Life expectancy77.9 yr76 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100010.384 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$267118 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending6.0 % GDP104 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10001.893 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2023
Hospital beds per 10001.998 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2019
☀Quality of life3.4 / 10
Quality of life89.183 of 89Numbeo
Pollution75.293 of 115Numbeo
Purity13816 of 115Numbeo
Climate69.068 of 89Numbeo
Traffic commute time47.582 of 89Numbeo
Internet users85.3 %86 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending2.8 % GDP155 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population77.4 %69 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Price to income ratio16.072 of 89Numbeo
Mortgage to income6.690 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$93B50 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$125B44 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP60.2 %131 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$1B84 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism1.6M ppl78 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population92.4M17 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth0.92 %105 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman1.7130 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10017416 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity100 %50 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita9.1 t181 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy0.90 %195 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending2.0 % GDP97 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport0.8 / 10
No visa needed in advance43 of 198181 of 199
Visa free13 of 198
Visa on arrival27 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)3 of 198
E-visa41 of 198
Visa required113 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not