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Iran vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 17th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Marshall Islands
Population
93020793
36281
Population rank 17/197 192/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 37/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Iran and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Iran and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Iran

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Iran Marshall Islands
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 $8,408,486
1971 $13,731,802,833 $9,116,810
1972 $17,153,463,263 $9,973,652
1973 $27,081,698,250 $11,607,366
1974 $46,209,092,072 $15,217,532
1975 $51,776,222,350 $16,691,301
1976 $68,055,295,081 $18,153,647
1977 $80,600,122,702 $20,210,069
1978 $77,994,316,621 $22,209,370
1979 $90,391,877,326 $25,545,346
1980 $94,362,275,580 $26,710,653
1981 $100,499,312,750 $31,020,000
1982 $125,948,756,439 $34,918,000
1983 $156,365,156,618 $41,749,000
1984 $162,276,728,620 $45,144,000
1985 $180,183,629,600 $43,879,000
1986 $209,094,561,833 $55,989,000
1987 $134,009,995,923 $62,983,000
1988 $123,057,861,334 $70,688,000
1989 $120,496,362,916 $72,798,000
1990 $124,813,263,926 $78,476,000
1991 $131,637,664,958 $82,507,000
1992 $119,768,691,217 $91,063,000
1993 $63,743,623,231 $99,461,000
1994 $71,841,461,172 $108,071,000
1995 $96,419,225,745 $120,230,000
1996 $120,403,931,883 $110,858,000
1997 $113,919,163,421 $109,884,700
1998 $110,276,913,362 $112,070,100
1999 $113,848,450,089 $113,352,100
2000 $109,591,707,801 $114,838,500
2001 $126,878,750,296 $122,406,100
2002 $128,626,917,504 $131,960,000
2003 $151,911,222,120 $131,128,500
2004 $187,754,571,247 $132,900,000
2005 $224,970,371,329 $138,000,000
2006 $265,602,187,406 $143,200,000
2007 $349,736,591,836 $150,500,000
2008 $406,070,949,551 $146,600,000
2009 $414,059,094,950 $151,200,000
2010 $487,069,570,461 $161,100,000
2011 $629,082,257,472 $172,300,000
2012 $644,019,315,004 $180,700,000
2013 $500,399,839,840 $186,400,000
2014 $462,284,793,281 $186,000,000
2015 $409,191,686,497 $183,700,000
2016 $459,042,684,193 $201,800,000
2017 $489,168,731,811 $213,700,000
2018 $398,880,231,367 $220,000,000
2019 $333,519,146,339 $232,900,000
2020 $262,186,179,356 $241,800,000
2021 $383,436,202,447 $258,900,000
2022 $394,362,621,793 $253,400,000
2023 $404,625,655,076 $259,300,000
2024 $436,906,331,672 $280,357,844

Iran and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Iran Marshall Islands
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 $373
1971 $457 $390
1972 $555 $416
1973 $851 $472
1974 $1,409 $602
1975 $1,532 $638
1976 $1,954 $672
1977 $2,243 $724
1978 $2,101 $771
1979 $2,352 $859
1980 $2,368 $868
1981 $2,393 $969
1982 $2,845 $1,046
1983 $3,397 $1,199
1984 $3,395 $1,245
1985 $3,634 $1,162
1986 $4,064 $1,425
1987 $2,513 $1,543
1988 $2,234 $1,670
1989 $2,125 $1,670
1990 $2,138 $1,758
1991 $2,194 $1,811
1992 $1,957 $1,963
1993 $1,038 $2,112
1994 $1,168 $2,265
1995 $1,550 $2,491
1996 $1,915 $2,273
1997 $1,790 $2,231
1998 $1,709 $2,254
1999 $1,740 $2,258
2000 $1,650 $2,265
2001 $1,881 $2,394
2002 $1,891 $2,566
2003 $2,209 $2,539
2004 $2,672 $2,566
2005 $3,132 $2,659
2006 $3,619 $2,754
2007 $4,688 $2,892
2008 $5,377 $2,818
2009 $5,416 $2,907
2010 $6,291 $3,095
2011 $8,026 $3,319
2012 $8,114 $3,514
2013 $6,223 $3,678
2014 $5,672 $3,735
2015 $4,953 $3,764
2016 $5,477 $4,230
2017 $5,753 $4,593
2018 $4,632 $4,858
2019 $3,831 $5,292
2020 $2,989 $5,662
2021 $4,335 $6,259
2022 $4,405 $6,323
2023 $4,466 $6,678
2024 $4,771 $7,467

Iran vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Marshall Islands
1950 38.2 52.6
1951 38.7 52.7
1952 39.2 52.7
1953 39.5 52.8
1954 40 52.9
1955 40.6 53
1956 41.1 53.2
1957 41.3 53.4
1958 42.2 53.6
1959 42.8 54
1960 43.3 54.4
1961 43.9 54.7
1962 43.8 55.2
1963 45.1 55.7
1964 45.7 56.3
1965 46.4 56.8
1966 47.1 57.3
1967 47.8 57.8
1968 47.9 58.2
1969 49.4 58.5
1970 50.2 58.8
1971 51.1 59.1
1972 51.7 59.5
1973 52.9 59.8
1974 53.9 60.1
1975 54.8 60.3
1976 55.8 60.4
1977 56.7 60.6
1978 56 60.7
1979 58.5 60.8
1980 58.4 61
1981 56.6 61.1
1982 57.6 61.3
1983 58.5 61.5
1984 60.9 61.6
1985 61.5 61.7
1986 62.1 61.8
1987 62.7 61.8
1988 63.3 61.8
1989 65.3 61.7
1990 64.1 61.8
1991 66.2 61.8
1992 66.7 61.9
1993 67 62.1
1994 67.5 62.3
1995 67.9 62.5
1996 68.3 62.8
1997 68.6 63
1998 69.2 63.2
1999 69.7 63.4
2000 70.2 63.3
2001 70.6 63.7
2002 71.1 63.8
2003 70.5 64
2004 72 64
2005 72.4 64.1
2006 72.9 64.2
2007 73.3 64.3
2008 73.7 64.3
2009 74 64.4
2010 74.4 64.5
2011 74.7 64.6
2012 75 64.8
2013 75.3 65
2014 75.6 65.1
2015 75.9 65.3
2016 76.2 65.5
2017 76.4 65.7
2018 76.6 65.9
2019 76.9 66
2020 74.1 65.4
2021 73.8 65.4
2022 76.8 66.7
2023 77.7 66.9
2024 77.9 67.1
2025 78.1 67.2

Iran and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Iran Marshall Islands
1960 21,470,434 14,703
1961 22,125,726 15,219
1962 22,807,907 15,755
1963 23,519,005 16,302
1964 24,262,859 16,852
1965 25,036,978 17,402
1966 25,829,270 17,927
1967 26,628,432 18,655
1968 27,437,391 19,862
1969 28,273,482 21,305
1970 29,145,100 22,530
1971 30,029,071 23,366
1972 30,921,179 23,992
1973 31,839,838 24,581
1974 32,796,463 25,296
1975 33,802,973 26,154
1976 34,837,271 27,021
1977 35,933,181 27,906
1978 37,126,535 28,809
1979 38,424,952 29,738
1980 39,842,324 30,774
1981 41,989,312 32,017
1982 44,272,141 33,397
1983 46,029,535 34,811
1984 47,793,998 36,264
1985 49,582,289 37,761
1986 51,446,045 39,286
1987 53,323,493 40,828
1988 55,072,694 42,321
1989 56,704,914 43,586
1990 58,380,092 44,629
1991 59,986,931 45,568
1992 61,184,983 46,388
1993 61,403,543 47,093
1994 61,520,598 47,712
1995 62,205,567 48,266
1996 62,881,300 48,775
1997 63,639,638 49,259
1998 64,519,859 49,717
1999 65,445,391 50,202
2000 66,418,659 50,706
2001 67,452,005 51,123
2002 68,011,317 51,425
2003 68,769,340 51,639
2004 70,256,316 51,791
2005 71,828,455 51,906
2006 73,392,747 51,992
2007 74,602,648 52,035
2008 75,514,204 52,030
2009 76,457,825 52,019
2010 77,420,842 52,044
2011 78,383,598 51,907
2012 79,370,580 51,419
2013 80,414,686 50,681
2014 81,502,045 49,796
2015 82,619,362 48,800
2016 83,812,228 47,709
2017 85,026,754 46,529
2018 86,117,998 45,285
2019 87,051,648 44,007
2020 87,723,443 42,706
2021 88,455,488 41,367
2022 89,524,246 40,077
2023 90,608,707 38,827
2024 91,567,738 37,548

Fertility rates in Iran and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Iran

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Iran Marshall Islands
1960 7.52 8.08
1961 7.46 8.12
1962 7.4 8.12
1963 7.32 8.12
1964 7.24 8.14
1965 7.22 8.16
1966 7.21 8.2
1967 7.19 8.17
1968 7.12 8.14
1969 7.01 8.11
1970 6.8 8.07
1971 6.55 8.04
1972 6.26 8
1973 6.06 7.95
1974 5.97 7.9
1975 5.95 7.83
1976 6.07 7.76
1977 6.18 7.67
1978 6.34 7.58
1979 6.55 7.47
1980 6.63 7.37
1981 6.62 7.27
1982 6.59 7.18
1983 6.53 7.08
1984 6.43 6.99
1985 6.24 6.87
1986 6.01 6.73
1987 5.72 6.57
1988 5.43 6.38
1989 5.17 6.18
1990 4.93 5.97
1991 4.57 5.76
1992 4.1 5.55
1993 3.67 5.38
1994 3.24 5.23
1995 2.85 5.09
1996 2.54 5.02
1997 2.32 4.96
1998 2.19 4.87
1999 2.09 4.78
2000 2 4.7
2001 1.92 4.58
2002 1.84 4.49
2003 1.8 4.42
2004 1.78 4.34
2005 1.76 4.28
2006 1.76 4.2
2007 1.75 4.09
2008 1.74 3.97
2009 1.74 3.83
2010 1.75 3.67
2011 1.79 3.53
2012 1.85 3.38
2013 1.91 3.25
2014 1.98 3.18
2015 2.02 3.13
2016 2.05 3.09
2017 2.02 3.06
2018 1.92 3.04
2019 1.77 3.01
2020 1.7 2.99
2021 1.71 2.96
2022 1.7 2.94
2023 1.7 2.92

Iran and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Iran Marshall Islands
1960 19.1 17.4
1961 18.7 17
1962 18.4 16.7
1963 18.1 16.4
1964 17.9 16.3
1965 17.8 16.3
1966 17.7 16.4
1967 17.7 16.6
1968 17.6 16.9
1969 17.6 17.2
1970 17.6 17.4
1971 17.7 17.1
1972 17.8 16.6
1973 17.9 16.2
1974 18 16
1975 18.1 15.9
1976 18.2 15.7
1977 18.3 15.5
1978 18.3 15.3
1979 18.3 15.1
1980 18.2 15
1981 18.4 14.9
1982 18.6 14.9
1983 18.5 14.9
1984 18.4 14.8
1985 18.3 14.8
1986 18.2 14.7
1987 18.2 14.7
1988 18.2 14.7
1989 18.1 14.8
1990 18.2 14.9
1991 18.3 15.2
1992 18.4 15.4
1993 18.3 15.8
1994 18.4 16.1
1995 18.7 16.5
1996 19.1 16.9
1997 19.5 17.2
1998 20 17.6
1999 20.7 17.9
2000 21.4 18.2
2001 22 18.5
2002 22.6 18.8
2003 23.1 19.1
2004 23.7 19.4
2005 24.3 19.7
2006 24.8 19.9
2007 25.5 20.2
2008 26.1 20.4
2009 26.6 20.5
2010 27.2 20.6
2011 27.7 20.6
2012 28.2 20.8
2013 28.7 21
2014 29.2 21.3
2015 29.7 21.6
2016 30.2 21.9
2017 30.7 22.2
2018 31.2 22.4
2019 31.7 22.6
2020 32.3 22.6
2021 32.8 22.5
2022 33.3 22.2
2023 33.8 21.9
2024 34.3 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.8%
2019
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iran Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
12.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Marshall Islands
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
78
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
55
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
95.8%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Iran Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Iran Marshall Islands
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
1,260 mi
2007

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