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Iran vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 17th vs. 20th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Niger
Population
93020793
28638403
Population rank 17/197 53/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Iran and Niger: Comparison Charts

Iran and Niger economies compared

GDP
Iran

Niger
Year GDP
Iran Niger
1960 $4,199,134,390 $449,526,873
1961 $4,426,949,095 $485,785,231
1962 $4,693,566,416 $531,736,599
1963 $4,928,628,018 $586,294,879
1964 $5,379,845,648 $582,816,396
1965 $6,197,319,929 $673,383,511
1966 $6,789,938,672 $702,296,079
1967 $7,555,383,690 $665,586,872
1968 $8,623,172,960 $641,214,226
1969 $9,743,089,607 $625,867,985
1970 $10,976,245,154 $649,916,621
1971 $13,731,802,833 $693,573,704
1972 $17,153,463,263 $742,779,661
1973 $27,081,698,250 $946,385,105
1974 $46,209,092,072 $1,026,137,111
1975 $51,776,222,350 $1,048,690,933
1976 $68,055,295,081 $1,064,517,601
1977 $80,600,122,702 $1,291,458,041
1978 $77,994,316,621 $1,774,365,590
1979 $90,391,877,326 $2,109,277,666
1980 $94,362,275,580 $2,508,524,721
1981 $100,499,312,750 $2,170,893,414
1982 $125,948,756,439 $2,017,612,216
1983 $156,365,156,618 $1,803,099,561
1984 $162,276,728,620 $1,461,243,326
1985 $180,183,629,600 $1,440,581,652
1986 $209,094,561,833 $1,904,096,998
1987 $134,009,995,923 $2,233,006,105
1988 $123,057,861,334 $2,280,356,193
1989 $120,496,362,916 $2,179,567,114
1990 $124,813,263,926 $3,512,356,508
1991 $131,637,664,958 $3,285,796,875
1992 $119,768,691,217 $3,386,232,579
1993 $63,743,623,231 $3,052,673,849
1994 $71,841,461,172 $1,938,058,175
1995 $96,419,225,745 $2,302,537,562
1996 $120,403,931,883 $2,405,686,940
1997 $113,919,163,421 $2,290,318,910
1998 $110,276,913,362 $2,643,363,519
1999 $113,848,450,089 $2,537,789,821
2000 $109,591,707,801 $2,241,753,193
2001 $126,878,750,296 $2,448,714,704
2002 $128,626,917,504 $2,782,192,879
2003 $151,911,222,120 $3,394,084,732
2004 $187,754,571,247 $3,760,443,738
2005 $224,970,371,329 $4,383,315,965
2006 $265,602,187,406 $4,756,361,252
2007 $349,736,591,836 $5,731,485,052
2008 $406,070,949,551 $7,297,600,226
2009 $414,059,094,950 $7,352,131,310
2010 $487,069,570,461 $7,851,192,502
2011 $629,082,257,472 $8,772,950,778
2012 $644,019,315,004 $9,426,912,648
2013 $500,399,839,840 $10,224,897,438
2014 $462,284,793,281 $10,862,943,544
2015 $409,191,686,497 $9,683,867,926
2016 $459,042,684,193 $10,398,861,982
2017 $489,168,731,811 $11,185,104,252
2018 $398,880,231,367 $12,837,307,497
2019 $333,519,146,339 $12,889,555,561
2020 $262,186,179,356 $13,744,653,103
2021 $383,436,202,447 $14,915,002,436
2022 $394,362,621,793 $15,433,852,714
2023 $404,625,655,076 $16,698,786,973
2024 $436,906,331,672 $19,537,639,288

Iran and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Iran Niger
1960 $195.6 $128.3
1961 $200.1 $134.6
1962 $205.8 $143.2
1963 $209.6 $153.3
1964 $221.7 $148.1
1965 $247.5 $166.3
1966 $262.9 $168.6
1967 $283.7 $155.4
1968 $314 $145.6
1969 $345 $138.3
1970 $377 $139.8
1971 $457 $145.2
1972 $555 $151.4
1973 $851 $187.9
1974 $1,409 $198.3
1975 $1,532 $197.2
1976 $1,954 $194.8
1977 $2,243 $229.8
1978 $2,101 $307
1979 $2,352 $354
1980 $2,368 $409
1981 $2,393 $343
1982 $2,845 $310
1983 $3,397 $268.8
1984 $3,395 $211.5
1985 $3,634 $202.4
1986 $4,064 $259.6
1987 $2,513 $295.3
1988 $2,234 $292.6
1989 $2,125 $271.3
1990 $2,138 $424
1991 $2,194 $384
1992 $1,957 $384
1993 $1,038 $335
1994 $1,168 $206.2
1995 $1,550 $237
1996 $1,915 $239.5
1997 $1,790 $220.6
1998 $1,709 $246.1
1999 $1,740 $228.3
2000 $1,650 $194.8
2001 $1,881 $205.4
2002 $1,891 $225.3
2003 $2,209 $265.2
2004 $2,672 $283.5
2005 $3,132 $319
2006 $3,619 $333
2007 $4,688 $387
2008 $5,377 $475
2009 $5,416 $461
2010 $6,291 $474
2011 $8,026 $511
2012 $8,114 $529
2013 $6,223 $552
2014 $5,672 $565
2015 $4,953 $486
2016 $5,477 $503
2017 $5,753 $522
2018 $4,632 $579
2019 $3,831 $562
2020 $2,989 $580
2021 $4,335 $609
2022 $4,405 $610
2023 $4,466 $638
2024 $4,771 $723

Iran vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Niger
1950 38.2 35.9
1951 38.7 35.9
1952 39.2 35.9
1953 39.5 35.9
1954 40 36
1955 40.6 36
1956 41.1 36
1957 41.3 36.1
1958 42.2 36.1
1959 42.8 36.1
1960 43.3 36.2
1961 43.9 36.3
1962 43.8 36.3
1963 45.1 36.4
1964 45.7 36.5
1965 46.4 36.4
1966 47.1 36.3
1967 47.8 36.2
1968 47.9 36.1
1969 49.4 36
1970 50.2 35.9
1971 51.1 35.3
1972 51.7 35.8
1973 52.9 35.9
1974 53.9 36.2
1975 54.8 36.6
1976 55.8 37.1
1977 56.7 37.7
1978 56 38.3
1979 58.5 38.9
1980 58.4 39.3
1981 56.6 39.6
1982 57.6 39.8
1983 58.5 40
1984 60.9 40
1985 61.5 40.1
1986 62.1 40.3
1987 62.7 40.5
1988 63.3 40.8
1989 65.3 41.2
1990 64.1 41.7
1991 66.2 42.3
1992 66.7 43.1
1993 67 43.8
1994 67.5 44.6
1995 67.9 45.5
1996 68.3 46.3
1997 68.6 47.1
1998 69.2 47.8
1999 69.7 48.5
2000 70.2 49.2
2001 70.6 49.9
2002 71.1 50.6
2003 70.5 51.5
2004 72 52.4
2005 72.4 53.3
2006 72.9 54.2
2007 73.3 55.1
2008 73.7 55.9
2009 74 56.5
2010 74.4 57.1
2011 74.7 57.6
2012 75 58
2013 75.3 58.4
2014 75.6 58.7
2015 75.9 58.8
2016 76.2 59.2
2017 76.4 59.5
2018 76.6 59.8
2019 76.9 60
2020 74.1 59.9
2021 73.8 59.5
2022 76.8 60.4
2023 77.7 61.2
2024 77.9 61.4
2025 78.1 61.7

Iran and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Niger
Year Population
Iran Niger
1960 21,470,434 3,505,050
1961 22,125,726 3,608,162
1962 22,807,907 3,714,520
1963 23,519,005 3,823,873
1964 24,262,859 3,935,814
1965 25,036,978 4,049,695
1966 25,829,270 4,165,544
1967 26,628,432 4,283,590
1968 27,437,391 4,403,637
1969 28,273,482 4,525,725
1970 29,145,100 4,650,275
1971 30,029,071 4,776,225
1972 30,921,179 4,904,845
1973 31,839,838 5,037,865
1974 32,796,463 5,174,953
1975 33,802,973 5,317,019
1976 34,837,271 5,464,962
1977 35,933,181 5,619,716
1978 37,126,535 5,782,932
1979 38,424,952 5,955,556
1980 39,842,324 6,135,971
1981 41,989,312 6,322,006
1982 44,272,141 6,512,732
1983 46,029,535 6,708,644
1984 47,793,998 6,909,971
1985 49,582,289 7,118,457
1986 51,446,045 7,335,811
1987 53,323,493 7,561,150
1988 55,072,694 7,793,748
1989 56,704,914 8,034,780
1990 58,380,092 8,286,059
1991 59,986,931 8,546,900
1992 61,184,983 8,817,633
1993 61,403,543 9,100,789
1994 61,520,598 9,398,258
1995 62,205,567 9,714,529
1996 62,881,300 10,044,852
1997 63,639,638 10,383,969
1998 64,519,859 10,741,413
1999 65,445,391 11,117,411
2000 66,418,659 11,509,630
2001 67,452,005 11,920,647
2002 68,011,317 12,349,144
2003 68,769,340 12,796,984
2004 70,256,316 13,265,836
2005 71,828,455 13,756,192
2006 73,392,747 14,268,581
2007 74,602,648 14,803,610
2008 75,514,204 15,361,915
2009 76,457,825 15,943,675
2010 77,420,842 16,548,835
2011 78,383,598 17,176,283
2012 79,370,580 17,836,769
2013 80,414,686 18,519,898
2014 81,502,045 19,215,909
2015 82,619,362 19,939,498
2016 83,812,228 20,685,753
2017 85,026,754 21,435,446
2018 86,117,998 22,188,069
2019 87,051,648 22,947,757
2020 87,723,443 23,717,613
2021 88,455,488 24,502,140
2022 89,524,246 25,311,973
2023 90,608,707 26,159,867
2024 91,567,738 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Iran and Niger

Fertility rate
Iran

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Iran Niger
1960 7.52 7.53
1961 7.46 7.51
1962 7.4 7.5
1963 7.32 7.49
1964 7.24 7.48
1965 7.22 7.47
1966 7.21 7.48
1967 7.19 7.49
1968 7.12 7.5
1969 7.01 7.51
1970 6.8 7.51
1971 6.55 7.52
1972 6.26 7.52
1973 6.06 7.53
1974 5.97 7.54
1975 5.95 7.54
1976 6.07 7.56
1977 6.18 7.6
1978 6.34 7.66
1979 6.55 7.72
1980 6.63 7.78
1981 6.62 7.82
1982 6.59 7.86
1983 6.53 7.9
1984 6.43 7.92
1985 6.24 7.93
1986 6.01 7.9
1987 5.72 7.87
1988 5.43 7.84
1989 5.17 7.82
1990 4.93 7.81
1991 4.57 7.8
1992 4.1 7.8
1993 3.67 7.79
1994 3.24 7.79
1995 2.85 7.78
1996 2.54 7.78
1997 2.32 7.8
1998 2.19 7.84
1999 2.09 7.84
2000 2 7.83
2001 1.92 7.81
2002 1.84 7.8
2003 1.8 7.79
2004 1.78 7.78
2005 1.76 7.77
2006 1.76 7.74
2007 1.75 7.73
2008 1.74 7.7
2009 1.74 7.68
2010 1.75 7.64
2011 1.79 7.59
2012 1.85 7.53
2013 1.91 7.45
2014 1.98 7.34
2015 2.02 7.22
2016 2.05 7.04
2017 2.02 6.87
2018 1.92 6.71
2019 1.77 6.54
2020 1.7 6.37
2021 1.71 6.2
2022 1.7 6.14
2023 1.7 6.06

Iran and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Niger
Year Median age, years
Iran Niger
1960 19.1 15.5
1961 18.7 15.5
1962 18.4 15.5
1963 18.1 15.5
1964 17.9 15.6
1965 17.8 15.6
1966 17.7 15.6
1967 17.7 15.7
1968 17.6 15.7
1969 17.6 15.8
1970 17.6 15.9
1971 17.7 15.9
1972 17.8 16
1973 17.9 16.1
1974 18 16.1
1975 18.1 16.2
1976 18.2 16.3
1977 18.3 16.3
1978 18.3 16.4
1979 18.3 16.4
1980 18.2 16.4
1981 18.4 16.4
1982 18.6 16.4
1983 18.5 16.4
1984 18.4 16.4
1985 18.3 16.4
1986 18.2 16.4
1987 18.2 16.4
1988 18.2 16.5
1989 18.1 16.5
1990 18.2 16.5
1991 18.3 16.6
1992 18.4 16.6
1993 18.3 16.6
1994 18.4 16.6
1995 18.7 16.6
1996 19.1 16.6
1997 19.5 16.5
1998 20 16.5
1999 20.7 16.4
2000 21.4 16.3
2001 22 16.2
2002 22.6 16.1
2003 23.1 16
2004 23.7 15.9
2005 24.3 15.8
2006 24.8 15.7
2007 25.5 15.5
2008 26.1 15.5
2009 26.6 15.4
2010 27.2 15.3
2011 27.7 15.3
2012 28.2 15.3
2013 28.7 15.3
2014 29.2 15.3
2015 29.7 15.4
2016 30.2 15.5
2017 30.7 15.6
2018 31.2 15.7
2019 31.7 15.8
2020 32.3 15.9
2021 32.8 16
2022 33.3 16.2
2023 33.8 16.3
2024 34.3 16.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3.8%
2021
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
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
9.38%
2019
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
14.8%
2024

Energy

Iran Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Iran Niger
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
17.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
35.6%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
23.2%
2023

Health

Iran Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Niger
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
11,774 mi
2010

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