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Iran vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 17th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Latvia
Population
93020793
1844219
Population rank 17/197 149/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Iran and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Iran and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Iran

Latvia
Year GDP
Iran Latvia
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 $124,813,263,926 -
1991 $131,637,664,958 -
1992 $119,768,691,217 -
1993 $63,743,623,231 -
1994 $71,841,461,172 -
1995 $96,419,225,745 $5,608,208,785
1996 $120,403,931,883 $5,799,465,288
1997 $113,919,163,421 $6,349,481,007
1998 $110,276,913,362 $6,974,112,951
1999 $113,848,450,089 $7,324,192,890
2000 $109,591,707,801 $7,761,252,607
2001 $126,878,750,296 $8,190,888,740
2002 $128,626,917,504 $9,249,030,241
2003 $151,911,222,120 $11,244,337,720
2004 $187,754,571,247 $13,827,070,379
2005 $224,970,371,329 $16,306,935,905
2006 $265,602,187,406 $20,434,922,247
2007 $349,736,591,836 $29,420,499,248
2008 $406,070,949,551 $34,135,200,994
2009 $414,059,094,950 $25,691,530,442
2010 $487,069,570,461 $23,468,324,572
2011 $629,082,257,472 $26,575,547,901
2012 $644,019,315,004 $27,116,149,949
2013 $500,399,839,840 $29,152,128,168
2014 $462,284,793,281 $30,277,203,767
2015 $409,191,686,497 $26,344,565,877
2016 $459,042,684,193 $27,117,105,060
2017 $489,168,731,811 $29,391,059,767
2018 $398,880,231,367 $33,247,935,477
2019 $333,519,146,339 $33,099,503,951
2020 $262,186,179,356 $33,379,927,435
2021 $383,436,202,447 $38,183,326,785
2022 $394,362,621,793 $38,014,713,596
2023 $404,625,655,076 $42,572,151,720
2024 $436,906,331,672 $43,520,773,851

Iran and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Iran Latvia
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 $2,138 -
1991 $2,194 -
1992 $1,957 -
1993 $1,038 -
1994 $1,168 -
1995 $1,550 $2,257
1996 $1,915 $2,360
1997 $1,790 $2,610
1998 $1,709 $2,894
1999 $1,740 $3,064
2000 $1,650 $3,278
2001 $1,881 $3,505
2002 $1,891 $4,004
2003 $2,209 $4,915
2004 $2,672 $6,110
2005 $3,132 $7,284
2006 $3,619 $9,212
2007 $4,688 $13,371
2008 $5,377 $15,678
2009 $5,416 $11,996
2010 $6,291 $11,188
2011 $8,026 $12,903
2012 $8,114 $13,329
2013 $6,223 $14,484
2014 $5,672 $15,186
2015 $4,953 $13,322
2016 $5,477 $13,839
2017 $5,753 $15,132
2018 $4,632 $17,252
2019 $3,831 $17,295
2020 $2,989 $17,564
2021 $4,335 $20,262
2022 $4,405 $20,227
2023 $4,466 $22,676
2024 $4,771 $23,368

Iran vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Latvia
1950 38.2 64.6
1951 38.7 65.2
1952 39.2 65.7
1953 39.5 66.2
1954 40 66.7
1955 40.6 67.1
1956 41.1 67.6
1957 41.3 68.3
1958 42.2 68.9
1959 42.8 69.5
1960 43.3 70.3
1961 43.9 70.5
1962 43.8 69.9
1963 45.1 70.3
1964 45.7 71.5
1965 46.4 71.2
1966 47.1 71.2
1967 47.8 70.9
1968 47.9 70.5
1969 49.4 70.2
1970 50.2 70.2
1971 51.1 70.6
1972 51.7 70.3
1973 52.9 70.2
1974 53.9 70.1
1975 54.8 69.3
1976 55.8 69.4
1977 56.7 69.4
1978 56 69.3
1979 58.5 68.8
1980 58.4 69.1
1981 56.6 69.1
1982 57.6 69.6
1983 58.5 69.4
1984 60.9 69.4
1985 61.5 69.6
1986 62.1 71
1987 62.7 71
1988 63.3 70.9
1989 65.3 70.4
1990 64.1 69.5
1991 66.2 69.2
1992 66.7 68.5
1993 67 66.6
1994 67.5 65.2
1995 67.9 66
1996 68.3 68.6
1997 68.6 69.2
1998 69.2 68.9
1999 69.7 69.6
2000 70.2 70.2
2001 70.6 69.9
2002 71.1 70.2
2003 70.5 70.6
2004 72 70.9
2005 72.4 70.6
2006 72.9 70.6
2007 73.3 70.8
2008 73.7 72
2009 74 72.7
2010 74.4 73
2011 74.7 73.7
2012 75 73.9
2013 75.3 74.2
2014 75.6 74.3
2015 75.9 74.7
2016 76.2 74.8
2017 76.4 74.8
2018 76.6 75
2019 76.9 75.6
2020 74.1 75.5
2021 73.8 73.2
2022 76.8 74.9
2023 77.7 76.2
2024 77.9 76.3
2025 78.1 76.5

Iran and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Latvia
Year Population
Iran Latvia
1960 21,470,434 2,120,979
1961 22,125,726 2,152,681
1962 22,807,907 2,181,586
1963 23,519,005 2,210,919
1964 24,262,859 2,240,623
1965 25,036,978 2,265,919
1966 25,829,270 2,283,217
1967 26,628,432 2,301,220
1968 27,437,391 2,323,619
1969 28,273,482 2,343,173
1970 29,145,100 2,359,164
1971 30,029,071 2,376,389
1972 30,921,179 2,395,674
1973 31,839,838 2,415,819
1974 32,796,463 2,437,186
1975 33,802,973 2,456,130
1976 34,837,271 2,470,989
1977 35,933,181 2,485,073
1978 37,126,535 2,497,921
1979 38,424,952 2,505,953
1980 39,842,324 2,511,701
1981 41,989,312 2,519,421
1982 44,272,141 2,531,080
1983 46,029,535 2,546,011
1984 47,793,998 2,562,047
1985 49,582,289 2,578,873
1986 51,446,045 2,599,892
1987 53,323,493 2,626,583
1988 55,072,694 2,653,434
1989 56,704,914 2,666,955
1990 58,380,092 2,663,151
1991 59,986,931 2,650,581
1992 61,184,983 2,614,338
1993 61,403,543 2,563,290
1994 61,520,598 2,520,742
1995 62,205,567 2,485,056
1996 62,881,300 2,457,222
1997 63,639,638 2,432,851
1998 64,519,859 2,410,019
1999 65,445,391 2,390,482
2000 66,418,659 2,367,550
2001 67,452,005 2,337,170
2002 68,011,317 2,310,173
2003 68,769,340 2,287,955
2004 70,256,316 2,263,122
2005 71,828,455 2,238,799
2006 73,392,747 2,218,357
2007 74,602,648 2,200,325
2008 75,514,204 2,177,322
2009 76,457,825 2,141,669
2010 77,420,842 2,097,555
2011 78,383,598 2,059,709
2012 79,370,580 2,034,319
2013 80,414,686 2,012,647
2014 81,502,045 1,993,782
2015 82,619,362 1,977,527
2016 83,812,228 1,959,537
2017 85,026,754 1,942,248
2018 86,117,998 1,927,174
2019 87,051,648 1,913,822
2020 87,723,443 1,900,449
2021 88,455,488 1,884,490
2022 89,524,246 1,879,383
2023 90,608,707 1,877,445
2024 91,567,738 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Iran and Latvia

Fertility rate
Iran

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Iran Latvia
1960 7.52 1.94
1961 7.46 1.94
1962 7.4 1.91
1963 7.32 1.85
1964 7.24 1.79
1965 7.22 1.74
1966 7.21 1.76
1967 7.19 1.8
1968 7.12 1.83
1969 7.01 1.88
1970 6.8 1.96
1971 6.55 2
1972 6.26 2
1973 6.06 1.98
1974 5.97 1.97
1975 5.95 1.96
1976 6.07 1.93
1977 6.18 1.89
1978 6.34 1.87
1979 6.55 1.87
1980 6.63 1.86
1981 6.62 1.88
1982 6.59 1.97
1983 6.53 2.07
1984 6.43 2.09
1985 6.24 2.08
1986 6.01 2.12
1987 5.72 2.15
1988 5.43 2.11
1989 5.17 2.05
1990 4.93 2.02
1991 4.57 1.86
1992 4.1 1.73
1993 3.67 1.51
1994 3.24 1.39
1995 2.85 1.25
1996 2.54 1.16
1997 2.32 1.11
1998 2.19 1.09
1999 2.09 1.16
2000 2 1.25
2001 1.92 1.22
2002 1.84 1.26
2003 1.8 1.32
2004 1.78 1.29
2005 1.76 1.39
2006 1.76 1.46
2007 1.75 1.54
2008 1.74 1.58
2009 1.74 1.46
2010 1.75 1.36
2011 1.79 1.33
2012 1.85 1.44
2013 1.91 1.52
2014 1.98 1.65
2015 2.02 1.7
2016 2.05 1.74
2017 2.02 1.69
2018 1.92 1.6
2019 1.77 1.61
2020 1.7 1.55
2021 1.71 1.57
2022 1.7 1.47
2023 1.7 1.36

Iran and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Iran Latvia
1960 19.1 32.3
1961 18.7 32.4
1962 18.4 32.6
1963 18.1 32.8
1964 17.9 33
1965 17.8 33.2
1966 17.7 33.5
1967 17.7 33.8
1968 17.6 34
1969 17.6 34.1
1970 17.6 34.2
1971 17.7 34.3
1972 17.8 34.5
1973 17.9 34.6
1974 18 34.7
1975 18.1 34.9
1976 18.2 35
1977 18.3 35.1
1978 18.3 35.1
1979 18.3 35.1
1980 18.2 34.9
1981 18.4 34.8
1982 18.6 34.7
1983 18.5 34.6
1984 18.4 34.7
1985 18.3 34.7
1986 18.2 34.7
1987 18.2 34.6
1988 18.2 34.6
1989 18.1 34.5
1990 18.2 34.6
1991 18.3 34.8
1992 18.4 35.2
1993 18.3 35.6
1994 18.4 36
1995 18.7 36.2
1996 19.1 36.6
1997 19.5 36.9
1998 20 37.3
1999 20.7 37.6
2000 21.4 37.9
2001 22 38.3
2002 22.6 38.6
2003 23.1 38.9
2004 23.7 39.2
2005 24.3 39.4
2006 24.8 39.7
2007 25.5 39.9
2008 26.1 40.1
2009 26.6 40.5
2010 27.2 41.1
2011 27.7 41.6
2012 28.2 42
2013 28.7 42.3
2014 29.2 42.5
2015 29.7 42.8
2016 30.2 43
2017 30.7 43.2
2018 31.2 43.4
2019 31.7 43.6
2020 32.3 43.8
2021 32.8 43.9
2022 33.3 44
2023 33.8 44.1
2024 34.3 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Iran Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Latvia
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
99.9%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Iran Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Latvia
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
n/a

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