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Cyprus vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 163rd vs. 17th).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Iran
Population
1380052
93020793
Population rank 153/197 17/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 34/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Cyprus and Iran: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Iran economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Iran
Year GDP
Cyprus 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 $489,912,574 $51,776,222,350
1976 $576,090,074 $68,055,295,081
1977 $734,876,021 $80,600,122,702
1978 $964,024,364 $77,994,316,621
1979 $1,288,699,776 $90,391,877,326
1980 $2,154,311,277 $94,362,275,580
1981 $2,087,496,374 $100,499,312,750
1982 $2,159,242,417 $125,948,756,439
1983 $2,160,364,071 $156,365,156,618
1984 $2,278,248,953 $162,276,728,620
1985 $2,430,411,900 $180,183,629,600
1986 $3,090,734,463 $209,094,561,833
1987 $3,704,813,886 $134,009,995,923
1988 $4,278,792,597 $123,057,861,334
1989 $4,563,482,604 $120,496,362,916
1990 $5,591,130,218 $124,813,263,926
1991 $5,770,197,348 $131,637,664,958
1992 $6,912,150,456 $119,768,691,217
1993 $6,590,291,048 $63,743,623,231
1994 $7,425,703,929 $71,841,461,172
1995 $9,933,137,128 $96,419,225,745
1996 $10,011,914,680 $120,403,931,883
1997 $9,547,816,420 $113,919,163,421
1998 $10,248,618,778 $110,276,913,362
1999 $10,497,907,228 $113,848,450,089
2000 $9,985,847,314 $109,591,707,801
2001 $10,397,898,907 $126,878,750,296
2002 $11,420,228,846 $128,626,917,504
2003 $14,547,329,558 $151,911,222,120
2004 $17,320,551,250 $187,754,571,247
2005 $18,433,412,511 $224,970,371,329
2006 $20,072,754,987 $265,602,187,406
2007 $23,968,727,074 $349,736,591,836
2008 $27,844,646,258 $406,070,949,551
2009 $26,048,179,949 $414,059,094,950
2010 $25,799,940,078 $487,069,570,461
2011 $27,641,547,910 $629,082,257,472
2012 $25,047,436,975 $644,019,315,004
2013 $23,959,712,861 $500,399,839,840
2014 $23,225,918,260 $462,284,793,281
2015 $19,909,278,417 $409,191,686,497
2016 $21,046,462,281 $459,042,684,193
2017 $22,946,570,629 $489,168,731,811
2018 $25,754,001,368 $398,880,231,367
2019 $26,196,667,100 $333,519,146,339
2020 $25,555,093,854 $262,186,179,356
2021 $30,372,642,502 $383,436,202,447
2022 $30,935,566,077 $394,362,621,793
2023 $33,886,930,712 $404,625,655,076
2024 $36,333,022,329 $436,906,331,672

Cyprus and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus 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 $743 $1,532
1976 $870 $1,954
1977 $1,102 $2,243
1978 $1,434 $2,101
1979 $1,902 $2,352
1980 $3,154 $2,368
1981 $3,030 $2,393
1982 $3,100 $2,845
1983 $3,055 $3,397
1984 $3,167 $3,395
1985 $3,324 $3,634
1986 $4,159 $4,064
1987 $4,908 $2,513
1988 $5,584 $2,234
1989 $5,870 $2,125
1990 $7,092 $2,138
1991 $7,222 $2,194
1992 $8,530 $1,957
1993 $7,978 $1,038
1994 $8,791 $1,168
1995 $11,514 $1,550
1996 $11,373 $1,915
1997 $10,637 $1,790
1998 $11,206 $1,709
1999 $11,273 $1,740
2000 $10,537 $1,650
2001 $10,785 $1,881
2002 $11,636 $1,891
2003 $14,553 $2,209
2004 $17,016 $2,672
2005 $17,790 $3,132
2006 $19,037 $3,619
2007 $22,344 $4,688
2008 $25,522 $5,377
2009 $23,480 $5,416
2010 $22,876 $6,291
2011 $24,110 $8,026
2012 $21,493 $8,114
2013 $20,238 $6,223
2014 $19,326 $5,672
2015 $16,326 $4,953
2016 $17,013 $5,477
2017 $18,295 $5,753
2018 $20,267 $4,632
2019 $20,360 $3,831
2020 $19,624 $2,989
2021 $23,057 $4,335
2022 $23,236 $4,405
2023 $25,195 $4,466
2024 $26,749 $4,771

Cyprus vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Iran
1950 55.8 38.2
1951 56.8 38.7
1952 57.7 39.2
1953 58.4 39.5
1954 59.3 40
1955 59.7 40.6
1956 60.4 41.1
1957 61 41.3
1958 61.6 42.2
1959 62.3 42.8
1960 63.3 43.3
1961 64.1 43.9
1962 64.7 43.8
1963 61.8 45.1
1964 62.2 45.7
1965 66.1 46.4
1966 66.5 47.1
1967 66.9 47.8
1968 67.3 47.9
1969 67.6 49.4
1970 68.1 50.2
1971 68.4 51.1
1972 68.6 51.7
1973 69 52.9
1974 54.6 53.9
1975 70.3 54.8
1976 70.8 55.8
1977 71.3 56.7
1978 71.7 56
1979 72.2 58.5
1980 72.8 58.4
1981 73.1 56.6
1982 73.5 57.6
1983 73.7 58.5
1984 74 60.9
1985 74.6 61.5
1986 74.9 62.1
1987 75.3 62.7
1988 75.4 63.3
1989 75.8 65.3
1990 76 64.1
1991 76.2 66.2
1992 76.3 66.7
1993 76.3 67
1994 76.4 67.5
1995 76.6 67.9
1996 76.9 68.3
1997 77.1 68.6
1998 77.2 69.2
1999 77.6 69.7
2000 77.9 70.2
2001 78.2 70.6
2002 78.8 71.1
2003 78.9 70.5
2004 79 72
2005 79.2 72.4
2006 79.5 72.9
2007 79.8 73.3
2008 79.9 73.7
2009 80.4 74
2010 80.6 74.4
2011 80.9 74.7
2012 81.1 75
2013 81.3 75.3
2014 81.3 75.6
2015 81.5 75.9
2016 81.5 76.2
2017 81.5 76.4
2018 81.6 76.6
2019 81.5 76.9
2020 81.2 74.1
2021 80.6 73.8
2022 80.4 76.8
2023 81.6 77.7
2024 81.8 77.9
2025 82 78.1

Cyprus and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Iran
Year Population
Cyprus Iran
1960 586,490 21,470,434
1961 595,514 22,125,726
1962 601,466 22,807,907
1963 607,252 23,519,005
1964 612,521 24,262,859
1965 617,736 25,036,978
1966 623,390 25,829,270
1967 629,251 26,628,432
1968 635,157 27,437,391
1969 641,189 28,273,482
1970 647,446 29,145,100
1971 654,050 30,029,071
1972 661,063 30,921,179
1973 665,937 31,839,838
1974 663,254 32,796,463
1975 659,405 33,802,973
1976 662,032 34,837,271
1977 667,101 35,933,181
1978 672,249 37,126,535
1979 677,549 38,424,952
1980 683,076 39,842,324
1981 688,893 41,989,312
1982 696,497 44,272,141
1983 707,225 46,029,535
1984 719,334 47,793,998
1985 731,277 49,582,289
1986 743,105 51,446,045
1987 754,785 53,323,493
1988 766,235 55,072,694
1989 777,420 56,704,914
1990 788,351 58,380,092
1991 798,944 59,986,931
1992 810,341 61,184,983
1993 826,034 61,403,543
1994 844,667 61,520,598
1995 862,695 62,205,567
1996 880,290 62,881,300
1997 897,568 63,639,638
1998 914,548 64,519,859
1999 931,234 65,445,391
2000 947,667 66,418,659
2001 964,127 67,452,005
2002 981,440 68,011,317
2003 999,590 68,769,340
2004 1,017,875 70,256,316
2005 1,036,151 71,828,455
2006 1,054,418 73,392,747
2007 1,072,714 74,602,648
2008 1,091,026 75,514,204
2009 1,109,371 76,457,825
2010 1,127,816 77,420,842
2011 1,146,493 78,383,598
2012 1,165,397 79,370,580
2013 1,183,895 80,414,686
2014 1,201,801 81,502,045
2015 1,219,502 82,619,362
2016 1,237,112 83,812,228
2017 1,254,275 85,026,754
2018 1,270,737 86,117,998
2019 1,286,671 87,051,648
2020 1,302,247 87,723,443
2021 1,317,309 88,455,488
2022 1,331,370 89,524,246
2023 1,344,976 90,608,707
2024 1,358,282 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Iran

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Iran
1960 3.39 7.52
1961 3.62 7.46
1962 3.51 7.4
1963 3.49 7.32
1964 3.41 7.24
1965 3.47 7.22
1966 3.4 7.21
1967 3.32 7.19
1968 3.27 7.12
1969 3.19 7.01
1970 3.07 6.8
1971 3.04 6.55
1972 2.99 6.26
1973 2.4 6.06
1974 2.28 5.97
1975 2.11 5.95
1976 2.33 6.07
1977 2.09 6.18
1978 2.08 6.34
1979 2.14 6.55
1980 2.3 6.63
1981 2.15 6.62
1982 2.49 6.59
1983 2.49 6.53
1984 2.51 6.43
1985 2.43 6.24
1986 2.45 6.01
1987 2.39 5.72
1988 2.47 5.43
1989 2.37 5.17
1990 2.4 4.93
1991 2.34 4.57
1992 2.46 4.1
1993 2.25 3.67
1994 2.16 3.24
1995 2.03 2.85
1996 1.95 2.54
1997 1.86 2.32
1998 1.76 2.19
1999 1.67 2.09
2000 1.64 2
2001 1.57 1.92
2002 1.5 1.84
2003 1.51 1.8
2004 1.51 1.78
2005 1.48 1.76
2006 1.51 1.76
2007 1.45 1.75
2008 1.48 1.74
2009 1.48 1.74
2010 1.43 1.75
2011 1.36 1.79
2012 1.38 1.85
2013 1.3 1.91
2014 1.31 1.98
2015 1.32 2.02
2016 1.36 2.05
2017 1.32 2.02
2018 1.32 1.92
2019 1.33 1.77
2020 1.36 1.7
2021 1.39 1.71
2022 1.39 1.7
2023 1.39 1.7

Cyprus and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Iran
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Iran
1960 23.1 19.1
1961 23.1 18.7
1962 23.3 18.4
1963 23.5 18.1
1964 23.7 17.9
1965 23.9 17.8
1966 24 17.7
1967 24.2 17.7
1968 24.3 17.6
1969 24.5 17.6
1970 24.7 17.6
1971 24.9 17.7
1972 25.1 17.8
1973 25.3 17.9
1974 25.4 18
1975 25.5 18.1
1976 25.9 18.2
1977 26.3 18.3
1978 26.8 18.3
1979 27.2 18.3
1980 27.7 18.2
1981 28.2 18.4
1982 28.5 18.6
1983 28.7 18.5
1984 28.8 18.4
1985 28.9 18.3
1986 29.1 18.2
1987 29.2 18.2
1988 29.4 18.2
1989 29.6 18.1
1990 29.8 18.2
1991 30.1 18.3
1992 30.3 18.4
1993 30.4 18.3
1994 30.5 18.4
1995 30.6 18.7
1996 30.8 19.1
1997 31 19.5
1998 31.2 20
1999 31.4 20.7
2000 31.6 21.4
2001 31.8 22
2002 32 22.6
2003 32.2 23.1
2004 32.4 23.7
2005 32.6 24.3
2006 32.8 24.8
2007 33.1 25.5
2008 33.4 26.1
2009 33.6 26.6
2010 33.9 27.2
2011 34.2 27.7
2012 34.5 28.2
2013 34.8 28.7
2014 35.2 29.2
2015 35.6 29.7
2016 36 30.2
2017 36.4 30.7
2018 36.8 31.2
2019 37.2 31.7
2020 37.6 32.3
2021 38 32.8
2022 38.4 33.3
2023 38.8 33.8
2024 39.2 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
2.28%
2000
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
91.1%
2024

Energy

Cyprus Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cyprus Iran
% of world population
0.02%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
88.9%
2023
English speaking
75.1%
2023
12%
2025
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
79.6%
2023

Health

Cyprus Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
1.51
2018
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Iran
% of world land
0.006%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
138,867 mi
2018

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