Iran

Capital: Tehran
Continent: Asia
Official languages: Persian
Neighbours: Türkiye, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Where it ranks highest in the world

#17Land Area

#17Internet Users

#18Population

World rankings

#1 means first in the world for that stat. Missing data is shown as —.

Population#18

World rank by total population

GDP#22

World rank by nominal GDP

Land Area#17

World rank by total land area

Life Expectancy#106

World rank by average life expectancy (rank 1 = longest)

Human Development#87

World rank by Human Development Index

CO₂ Emissions#6

World rank by CO₂ emissions (rank 1 = most emissions)

Exports#41

World rank by total exports value

Military Spending#21

World rank by military budget

Tourism#46

World rank by international tourist arrivals

Internet Users#17

World rank by total internet users

Forest Area#72

World rank by total forest area

Nobel Prizes#41

World rank by all-time Nobel Prize winners

Olympic Medals#19

World rank by all-time Summer Olympic medals

Coastline#32

World rank by coastline length

Renewable Energy#31

World rank by renewable energy production

Birth Rate#115

World rank by birth rate (rank 1 = highest)

Unemployment#22

World rank by unemployment rate (rank 1 = highest)

Inflation#4

World rank by inflation rate (rank 1 = highest)

Press Freedom#180

World rank by press freedom (rank 1 = most free)

Urbanization#101

World rank by % urban population (rank 1 = most urbanized)

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