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Iran vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 17th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Vietnam
Population
93020793
102063551
Population rank 17/197 16/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Iran and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Iran and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Iran

Vietnam
Year GDP
Iran Vietnam
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 -
1968 $8,623,172,960 -
1969 $9,743,089,607 -
1970 $10,976,245,154 -
1971 $13,731,802,833 -
1972 $17,153,463,263 -
1973 $27,081,698,250 -
1974 $46,209,092,072 -
1975 $51,776,222,350 -
1976 $68,055,295,081 -
1977 $80,600,122,702 -
1978 $77,994,316,621 -
1979 $90,391,877,326 -
1980 $94,362,275,580 -
1981 $100,499,312,750 -
1982 $125,948,756,439 -
1983 $156,365,156,618 -
1984 $162,276,728,620 -
1985 $180,183,629,600 $14,094,687,821
1986 $209,094,561,833 $26,336,616,250
1987 $134,009,995,923 $36,658,108,850
1988 $123,057,861,334 $25,423,812,649
1989 $120,496,362,916 $6,293,304,975
1990 $124,813,263,926 $6,471,740,806
1991 $131,637,664,958 $9,613,369,520
1992 $119,768,691,217 $9,866,990,236
1993 $63,743,623,231 $13,180,953,598
1994 $71,841,461,172 $16,286,433,533
1995 $96,419,225,745 $20,736,164,459
1996 $120,403,931,883 $24,657,470,575
1997 $113,919,163,421 $26,843,700,442
1998 $110,276,913,362 $27,209,602,050
1999 $113,848,450,089 $28,683,659,007
2000 $109,591,707,801 $31,172,518,403
2001 $126,878,750,296 $32,685,198,809
2002 $128,626,917,504 $35,064,105,501
2003 $151,911,222,120 $39,552,513,232
2004 $187,754,571,247 $45,427,854,693
2005 $224,970,371,329 $57,633,255,738
2006 $265,602,187,406 $66,371,664,817
2007 $349,736,591,836 $77,414,425,532
2008 $406,070,949,551 $99,130,304,099
2009 $414,059,094,950 $106,014,659,565
2010 $487,069,570,461 $147,201,173,197
2011 $629,082,257,472 $172,595,049,184
2012 $644,019,315,004 $195,590,661,129
2013 $500,399,839,840 $213,708,811,665
2014 $462,284,793,281 $233,451,469,643
2015 $409,191,686,497 $239,258,328,382
2016 $459,042,684,193 $257,096,001,178
2017 $489,168,731,811 $281,353,605,987
2018 $398,880,231,367 $310,106,478,395
2019 $333,519,146,339 $334,365,270,497
2020 $262,186,179,356 $346,615,738,538
2021 $383,436,202,447 $366,474,752,771
2022 $394,362,621,793 $413,445,230,669
2023 $404,625,655,076 $433,857,681,378
2024 $436,906,331,672 $476,388,230,307

Iran and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Iran Vietnam
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $345 -
1970 $377 -
1971 $457 -
1972 $555 -
1973 $851 -
1974 $1,409 -
1975 $1,532 -
1976 $1,954 -
1977 $2,243 -
1978 $2,101 -
1979 $2,352 -
1980 $2,368 -
1981 $2,393 -
1982 $2,845 -
1983 $3,397 -
1984 $3,395 -
1985 $3,634 $238.6
1986 $4,064 $436
1987 $2,513 $595
1988 $2,234 $405
1989 $2,125 $98.1
1990 $2,138 $98.8
1991 $2,194 $143.7
1992 $1,957 $144.5
1993 $1,038 $189.4
1994 $1,168 $229.9
1995 $1,550 $287.8
1996 $1,915 $337
1997 $1,790 $362
1998 $1,709 $361
1999 $1,740 $376
2000 $1,650 $404
2001 $1,881 $419
2002 $1,891 $445
2003 $2,209 $497
2004 $2,672 $565
2005 $3,132 $711
2006 $3,619 $808
2007 $4,688 $926
2008 $5,377 $1,164
2009 $5,416 $1,226
2010 $6,291 $1,683
2011 $8,026 $1,951
2012 $8,114 $2,185
2013 $6,223 $2,360
2014 $5,672 $2,546
2015 $4,953 $2,578
2016 $5,477 $2,735
2017 $5,753 $2,956
2018 $4,632 $3,222
2019 $3,831 $3,441
2020 $2,989 $3,534
2021 $4,335 $3,704
2022 $4,405 $4,148
2023 $4,466 $4,323
2024 $4,771 $4,717

Iran vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Vietnam
1950 38.2 48
1951 38.7 48.7
1952 39.2 49.4
1953 39.5 50
1954 40 52
1955 40.6 54.8
1956 41.1 55.5
1957 41.3 56.2
1958 42.2 56.8
1959 42.8 57.4
1960 43.3 58
1961 43.9 58.5
1962 43.8 58.2
1963 45.1 56.9
1964 45.7 57.5
1965 46.4 57
1966 47.1 56.9
1967 47.8 56.7
1968 47.9 52.7
1969 49.4 54.8
1970 50.2 54.9
1971 51.1 55.6
1972 51.7 51.9
1973 52.9 55.7
1974 53.9 54.8
1975 54.8 61.9
1976 55.8 63.7
1977 56.7 64.1
1978 56 64.5
1979 58.5 65
1980 58.4 65.3
1981 56.6 65.8
1982 57.6 66.2
1983 58.5 66.5
1984 60.9 66.9
1985 61.5 67.2
1986 62.1 67.6
1987 62.7 68
1988 63.3 68.6
1989 65.3 68.8
1990 64.1 69
1991 66.2 69.3
1992 66.7 69.6
1993 67 70
1994 67.5 70.4
1995 67.9 70.9
1996 68.3 71.3
1997 68.6 71.7
1998 69.2 72.3
1999 69.7 72.6
2000 70.2 72.7
2001 70.6 73
2002 71.1 73.1
2003 70.5 73.2
2004 72 73.1
2005 72.4 73.2
2006 72.9 73.3
2007 73.3 73.4
2008 73.7 73.5
2009 74 73.5
2010 74.4 73.6
2011 74.7 73.7
2012 75 73.8
2013 75.3 73.8
2014 75.6 73.9
2015 75.9 74
2016 76.2 74
2017 76.4 74
2018 76.6 74.1
2019 76.9 74.2
2020 74.1 75.4
2021 73.8 74.1
2022 76.8 74.5
2023 77.7 74.6
2024 77.9 74.7
2025 78.1 74.9

Iran and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Vietnam
Year Population
Iran Vietnam
1960 21,470,434 32,531,933
1961 22,125,726 33,409,059
1962 22,807,907 34,288,560
1963 23,519,005 35,249,101
1964 24,262,859 36,201,563
1965 25,036,978 37,129,656
1966 25,829,270 38,024,836
1967 26,628,432 38,895,080
1968 27,437,391 39,734,609
1969 28,273,482 40,582,096
1970 29,145,100 41,475,230
1971 30,029,071 42,449,276
1972 30,921,179 43,429,168
1973 31,839,838 44,409,861
1974 32,796,463 45,413,537
1975 33,802,973 46,482,903
1976 34,837,271 47,684,931
1977 35,933,181 48,954,872
1978 37,126,535 50,249,552
1979 38,424,952 51,378,211
1980 39,842,324 52,490,101
1981 41,989,312 53,738,141
1982 44,272,141 55,011,289
1983 46,029,535 56,337,921
1984 47,793,998 57,706,067
1985 49,582,289 59,060,622
1986 51,446,045 60,347,048
1987 53,323,493 61,584,651
1988 55,072,694 62,843,228
1989 56,704,914 64,147,348
1990 58,380,092 65,504,552
1991 59,986,931 66,891,775
1992 61,184,983 68,260,337
1993 61,403,543 69,586,384
1994 61,520,598 70,854,391
1995 62,205,567 72,049,940
1996 62,881,300 73,156,447
1997 63,639,638 74,226,889
1998 64,519,859 75,299,660
1999 65,445,391 76,287,452
2000 66,418,659 77,154,011
2001 67,452,005 77,969,361
2002 68,011,317 78,772,224
2003 68,769,340 79,563,777
2004 70,256,316 80,338,971
2005 71,828,455 81,088,313
2006 73,392,747 82,167,897
2007 74,602,648 83,633,375
2008 75,514,204 85,175,788
2009 76,457,825 86,460,018
2010 77,420,842 87,455,152
2011 78,383,598 88,468,314
2012 79,370,580 89,510,356
2013 80,414,686 90,573,104
2014 81,502,045 91,679,578
2015 82,619,362 92,823,254
2016 83,812,228 94,000,117
2017 85,026,754 95,176,977
2018 86,117,998 96,237,319
2019 87,051,648 97,173,776
2020 87,723,443 98,079,191
2021 88,455,488 98,935,098
2022 89,524,246 99,680,655
2023 90,608,707 100,352,192
2024 91,567,738 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Iran and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Iran

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Iran Vietnam
1960 7.52 6.27
1961 7.46 5.48
1962 7.4 6.26
1963 7.32 6.39
1964 7.24 6.29
1965 7.22 6.16
1966 7.21 5.97
1967 7.19 5.88
1968 7.12 6.03
1969 7.01 6.01
1970 6.8 6.02
1971 6.55 6.07
1972 6.26 6.1
1973 6.06 6.11
1974 5.97 5.78
1975 5.95 5.62
1976 6.07 5.46
1977 6.18 5.29
1978 6.34 5.1
1979 6.55 4.94
1980 6.63 4.8
1981 6.62 4.67
1982 6.59 4.59
1983 6.53 4.52
1984 6.43 4.41
1985 6.24 4.21
1986 6.01 3.96
1987 5.72 3.72
1988 5.43 3.62
1989 5.17 3.64
1990 4.93 3.6
1991 4.57 3.52
1992 4.1 3.35
1993 3.67 3.17
1994 3.24 2.94
1995 2.85 2.7
1996 2.54 2.47
1997 2.32 2.27
1998 2.19 2.1
1999 2.09 2
2000 2 2.03
2001 1.92 2.02
2002 1.84 2.01
2003 1.8 2
2004 1.78 1.97
2005 1.76 1.89
2006 1.76 1.87
2007 1.75 1.91
2008 1.74 1.93
2009 1.74 1.92
2010 1.75 1.91
2011 1.79 1.93
2012 1.85 1.97
2013 1.91 1.98
2014 1.98 2.09
2015 2.02 2.1
2016 2.05 2
2017 2.02 1.99
2018 1.92 1.88
2019 1.77 1.94
2020 1.7 1.96
2021 1.71 1.94
2022 1.7 1.93
2023 1.7 1.91

Iran and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Iran Vietnam
1960 19.1 21.2
1961 18.7 20.7
1962 18.4 20.2
1963 18.1 19.7
1964 17.9 19.2
1965 17.8 18.9
1966 17.7 18.7
1967 17.7 18.5
1968 17.6 18.4
1969 17.6 18.4
1970 17.6 18.4
1971 17.7 18.4
1972 17.8 18.5
1973 17.9 18.5
1974 18 18.6
1975 18.1 18.7
1976 18.2 18.8
1977 18.3 19
1978 18.3 19.1
1979 18.3 19.3
1980 18.2 19.4
1981 18.4 19.5
1982 18.6 19.6
1983 18.5 19.7
1984 18.4 19.8
1985 18.3 19.9
1986 18.2 20
1987 18.2 20.1
1988 18.2 20.2
1989 18.1 20.4
1990 18.2 20.5
1991 18.3 20.7
1992 18.4 20.9
1993 18.3 21.1
1994 18.4 21.4
1995 18.7 21.7
1996 19.1 22
1997 19.5 22.4
1998 20 22.9
1999 20.7 23.3
2000 21.4 23.7
2001 22 24.2
2002 22.6 24.6
2003 23.1 25
2004 23.7 25.4
2005 24.3 25.8
2006 24.8 26.3
2007 25.5 26.9
2008 26.1 27.4
2009 26.6 27.9
2010 27.2 28.3
2011 27.7 28.7
2012 28.2 29
2013 28.7 29.4
2014 29.2 29.8
2015 29.7 30.2
2016 30.2 30.5
2017 30.7 30.8
2018 31.2 31.2
2019 31.7 31.6
2020 32.3 32.1
2021 32.8 32.5
2022 33.3 33
2023 33.8 33.4
2024 34.3 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Iran Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Iran Vietnam
% of world population
1.12%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
96.1%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Iran Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.83
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Vietnam
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
354,460 mi
2019

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