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Armenia vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Armenia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 135/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). Armenia's land area is 10,888 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 138th vs. 17th).

By GDP, Armenia ranks 116/197 ($25.8B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, Armenia ranks 92/197 ($8,501), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Armenia Iran
Population
3011581
93020793
Population rank 136/197 17/197
GDP
$25.8B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 116/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$8,501
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 92/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,823
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$13B
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.5%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,276
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 89/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,696
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
10,888 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
278.6 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.9
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Armenia and Iran: Comparison Charts

Armenia and Iran economies compared

GDP
Armenia

Iran
Year GDP
Armenia Iran
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
1986 - $209,094,561,833
1987 - $134,009,995,923
1988 - $123,057,861,334
1989 - $120,496,362,916
1990 $2,256,863,449 $124,813,263,926
1991 $2,069,870,130 $131,637,664,958
1992 $1,272,835,453 $119,768,691,217
1993 $1,201,312,829 $63,743,623,231
1994 $1,315,158,637 $71,841,461,172
1995 $1,468,317,435 $96,419,225,745
1996 $1,596,968,946 $120,403,931,883
1997 $1,639,492,445 $113,919,163,421
1998 $1,893,726,437 $110,276,913,362
1999 $1,845,482,173 $113,848,450,089
2000 $1,911,563,669 $109,591,707,801
2001 $2,118,467,913 $126,878,750,296
2002 $2,376,335,048 $128,626,917,504
2003 $2,807,061,009 $151,911,222,120
2004 $3,576,615,240 $187,754,571,247
2005 $4,900,469,511 $224,970,371,329
2006 $6,384,452,067 $265,602,187,406
2007 $9,206,301,270 $349,736,591,836
2008 $11,662,040,714 $406,070,949,551
2009 $8,647,937,081 $414,059,094,950
2010 $9,260,285,756 $487,069,570,461
2011 $10,142,111,825 $629,082,257,472
2012 $10,619,320,683 $644,019,315,004
2013 $11,121,464,437 $500,399,839,840
2014 $11,609,513,247 $462,284,793,281
2015 $10,553,337,518 $409,191,686,497
2016 $10,546,136,236 $459,042,684,193
2017 $11,527,458,709 $489,168,731,811
2018 $12,457,940,695 $398,880,231,367
2019 $13,619,290,539 $333,519,146,339
2020 $12,641,698,583 $262,186,179,356
2021 $13,878,908,629 $383,436,202,447
2022 $19,513,506,553 $394,362,621,793
2023 $24,085,749,592 $404,625,655,076
2024 $25,786,585,950 $436,906,331,672

Armenia and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Armenia

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Armenia Iran
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
1986 - $4,064
1987 - $2,513
1988 - $2,234
1989 - $2,125
1990 $635 $2,138
1991 $573 $2,194
1992 $356 $1,957
1993 $348 $1,038
1994 $391 $1,168
1995 $444 $1,550
1996 $487 $1,915
1997 $505 $1,790
1998 $590 $1,709
1999 $583 $1,740
2000 $593 $1,650
2001 $660 $1,881
2002 $743 $1,891
2003 $882 $2,209
2004 $1,130 $2,672
2005 $1,557 $3,132
2006 $2,042 $3,619
2007 $2,963 $4,688
2008 $3,778 $5,377
2009 $2,821 $5,416
2010 $3,041 $6,291
2011 $3,350 $8,026
2012 $3,512 $8,114
2013 $3,680 $6,223
2014 $3,852 $5,672
2015 $3,512 $4,953
2016 $3,524 $5,477
2017 $3,869 $5,753
2018 $4,196 $4,632
2019 $4,597 $3,831
2020 $4,269 $2,989
2021 $4,685 $4,335
2022 $6,572 $4,405
2023 $8,125 $4,466
2024 $8,501 $4,771

Armenia vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Armenia

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Armenia Iran
1950 54.6 38.2
1951 55 38.7
1952 55.5 39.2
1953 56 39.5
1954 56.4 40
1955 56.9 40.6
1956 57.4 41.1
1957 57.8 41.3
1958 58.2 42.2
1959 58.7 42.8
1960 59.1 43.3
1961 59.6 43.9
1962 60 43.8
1963 60.4 45.1
1964 60.8 45.7
1965 61.2 46.4
1966 61.6 47.1
1967 61.9 47.8
1968 62.2 47.9
1969 62.5 49.4
1970 62.8 50.2
1971 63 51.1
1972 63.2 51.7
1973 63.5 52.9
1974 63.7 53.9
1975 63.9 54.8
1976 64.1 55.8
1977 64.4 56.7
1978 64.7 56
1979 65 58.5
1980 65.4 58.4
1981 65.7 56.6
1982 66.1 57.6
1983 66.5 58.5
1984 66.8 60.9
1985 67.1 61.5
1986 67.4 62.1
1987 67.6 62.7
1988 52.7 63.3
1989 67.7 65.3
1990 67.7 64.1
1991 67.8 66.2
1992 67.9 66.7
1993 68.1 67
1994 68.4 67.5
1995 68.8 67.9
1996 69.2 68.3
1997 69.6 68.6
1998 70 69.2
1999 70.4 69.7
2000 70.8 70.2
2001 71.2 70.6
2002 71.5 71.1
2003 71.7 70.5
2004 71.9 72
2005 72.1 72.4
2006 72.2 72.9
2007 72.4 73.3
2008 72.5 73.7
2009 72.7 74
2010 72.9 74.4
2011 73.2 74.7
2012 73.4 75
2013 73.7 75.3
2014 74 75.6
2015 74.2 75.9
2016 74.5 76.2
2017 74.7 76.4
2018 75 76.6
2019 75.2 76.9
2020 68.9 74.1
2021 72.6 73.8
2022 74.6 76.8
2023 75.7 77.7
2024 75.8 77.9
2025 76 78.1

Armenia and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Armenia

Iran
Year Population
Armenia Iran
1960 1,863,705 21,470,434
1961 1,927,484 22,125,726
1962 1,991,689 22,807,907
1963 2,056,023 23,519,005
1964 2,120,135 24,262,859
1965 2,183,635 25,036,978
1966 2,246,159 25,829,270
1967 2,307,492 26,628,432
1968 2,367,319 27,437,391
1969 2,424,030 28,273,482
1970 2,475,633 29,145,100
1971 2,525,345 30,029,071
1972 2,577,079 30,921,179
1973 2,630,860 31,839,838
1974 2,686,445 32,796,463
1975 2,743,660 33,802,973
1976 2,818,165 34,837,271
1977 2,912,827 35,933,181
1978 3,012,807 37,126,535
1979 3,078,501 38,424,952
1980 3,107,415 39,842,324
1981 3,135,349 41,989,312
1982 3,163,144 44,272,141
1983 3,191,539 46,029,535
1984 3,224,547 47,793,998
1985 3,260,432 49,582,289
1986 3,294,847 51,446,045
1987 3,328,520 53,323,493
1988 3,355,125 55,072,694
1989 3,443,100 56,704,914
1990 3,552,128 58,380,092
1991 3,613,977 59,986,931
1992 3,571,861 61,184,983
1993 3,453,332 61,403,543
1994 3,364,610 61,520,598
1995 3,307,581 62,205,567
1996 3,278,735 62,881,300
1997 3,246,289 63,639,638
1998 3,208,401 64,519,859
1999 3,167,286 65,445,391
2000 3,221,100 66,418,659
2001 3,211,800 67,452,005
2002 3,199,800 68,011,317
2003 3,182,500 68,769,340
2004 3,164,900 70,256,316
2005 3,146,400 71,828,455
2006 3,127,100 73,392,747
2007 3,107,400 74,602,648
2008 3,087,100 75,514,204
2009 3,066,000 76,457,825
2010 3,044,800 77,420,842
2011 3,027,900 78,383,598
2012 3,024,100 79,370,580
2013 3,022,000 80,414,686
2014 3,013,800 81,502,045
2015 3,004,600 82,619,362
2016 2,992,300 83,812,228
2017 2,979,400 85,026,754
2018 2,969,000 86,117,998
2019 2,962,500 87,051,648
2020 2,961,500 87,723,443
2021 2,962,300 88,455,488
2022 2,969,200 89,524,246
2023 2,964,300 90,608,707
2024 3,033,500 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Armenia and Iran

Fertility rate
Armenia

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Armenia Iran
1960 4.79 7.52
1961 4.67 7.46
1962 4.52 7.4
1963 4.35 7.32
1964 4.15 7.24
1965 3.99 7.22
1966 3.83 7.21
1967 3.73 7.19
1968 3.62 7.12
1969 3.49 7.01
1970 3.33 6.8
1971 3.29 6.55
1972 3.2 6.26
1973 3.08 6.06
1974 2.98 5.97
1975 2.92 5.95
1976 2.84 6.07
1977 2.74 6.18
1978 2.62 6.34
1979 2.53 6.55
1980 2.48 6.63
1981 2.48 6.62
1982 2.5 6.59
1983 2.56 6.53
1984 2.6 6.43
1985 2.64 6.24
1986 2.66 6.01
1987 2.66 5.72
1988 2.68 5.43
1989 2.71 5.17
1990 2.71 4.93
1991 2.64 4.57
1992 2.5 4.1
1993 2.29 3.67
1994 2.08 3.24
1995 2.07 2.85
1996 2.06 2.54
1997 1.9 2.32
1998 1.81 2.19
1999 1.53 2.09
2000 1.3 2
2001 1.2 1.92
2002 1.2 1.84
2003 1.3 1.8
2004 1.4 1.78
2005 1.3 1.76
2006 1.3 1.76
2007 1.4 1.75
2008 1.4 1.74
2009 1.5 1.74
2010 1.5 1.75
2011 1.5 1.79
2012 1.6 1.85
2013 1.6 1.91
2014 1.7 1.98
2015 1.6 2.02
2016 1.6 2.05
2017 1.6 2.02
2018 1.6 1.92
2019 1.6 1.77
2020 1.7 1.7
2021 1.7 1.71
2022 1.7 1.7
2023 1.9 1.7

Armenia and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Armenia

Iran
Year Median age, years
Armenia Iran
1960 23 19.1
1961 22.9 18.7
1962 22.7 18.4
1963 22.5 18.1
1964 22.2 17.9
1965 21.8 17.8
1966 21.4 17.7
1967 21.1 17.7
1968 21.1 17.6
1969 21.1 17.6
1970 21.2 17.6
1971 21.4 17.7
1972 21.5 17.8
1973 21.7 17.9
1974 21.9 18
1975 22.2 18.1
1976 22.4 18.2
1977 22.5 18.3
1978 22.7 18.3
1979 23 18.3
1980 23.3 18.2
1981 23.7 18.4
1982 24 18.6
1983 24.4 18.5
1984 24.7 18.4
1985 25.1 18.3
1986 25.4 18.2
1987 25.7 18.2
1988 26 18.2
1989 26.3 18.1
1990 26.5 18.2
1991 26.7 18.3
1992 26.9 18.4
1993 27.2 18.3
1994 27.5 18.4
1995 27.8 18.7
1996 28.1 19.1
1997 28.3 19.5
1998 28.7 20
1999 29.1 20.7
2000 29.6 21.4
2001 30 22
2002 30.3 22.6
2003 30.6 23.1
2004 30.8 23.7
2005 31 24.3
2006 31.3 24.8
2007 31.5 25.5
2008 31.8 26.1
2009 32.1 26.6
2010 32.4 27.2
2011 32.7 27.7
2012 33 28.2
2013 33.2 28.7
2014 33.5 29.2
2015 33.8 29.7
2016 34.1 30.2
2017 34.5 30.7
2018 34.9 31.2
2019 35.6 31.7
2020 36.1 32.3
2021 36.6 32.8
2022 36.9 33.3
2023 36.9 33.8
2024 37.1 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Armenia Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.45%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.5%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.3%
2023
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
61.5%
2024
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.2%
2024
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.4
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.85B
2024
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.69B
2024
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$1.28B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
375,000
2020
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.97%
2020
2.28%
2000
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
91.1%
2024

Energy

Armenia Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,348 kg
2022
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.2
2022
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.73 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.61 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.8%
2022
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
9.1%
2021
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
24.3%
2022
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share
76.9%
2022
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,404 kWh
2022
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
30%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21.1%
2022
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
31%
2022
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Armenia Iran
% of world population
0.04%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-29,966
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
63.9%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.6
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.19
2021
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2023
88.9%
2023
English speaking
8%
2025
12%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
79.6%
2023

Health

Armenia Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$675
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$534
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.51%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.12
2019
1.51
2018
Age at first childbirth
25.7 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.9%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.28 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Armenia Iran
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
3,589 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,380 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,265 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,785 mi
2019
138,867 mi
2018

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