Iran vs North Korea statistics compared

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 17th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Iran and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Iran and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Iran

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Iran	North Korea
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	-
1996	$120,403,931,883	-
1997	$113,919,163,421	-
1998	$110,276,913,362	-
1999	$113,848,450,089	-
2000	$109,591,707,801	-
2001	$126,878,750,296	-
2002	$128,626,917,504	-
2003	$151,911,222,120	-
2004	$187,754,571,247	-
2005	$224,970,371,329	-
2006	$265,602,187,406	-
2007	$349,736,591,836	-
2008	$406,070,949,551	-
2009	$414,059,094,950	$23,356,470,000
2010	$487,069,570,461	$25,995,513,000
2011	$629,082,257,472	$29,005,020,000
2012	$644,019,315,004	$29,890,710,000
2013	$500,399,839,840	$30,588,922,000
2014	$462,284,793,281	$30,554,460,000
2015	$409,191,686,497	$30,723,030,000
2016	$459,042,684,193	$28,882,640,000
2017	$489,168,731,811	$29,105,440,000
2018	$398,880,231,367	$28,536,400,000
2019	$333,519,146,339	$28,222,880,000
2020	$262,186,179,356	$27,728,240,000
2021	$383,436,202,447	$32,301,720,000
2022	$394,362,621,793	$28,971,360,000
2023	$404,625,655,076	$32,155,360,000
2024	$436,906,331,672	$34,943,120,000

Iran and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Iran

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Iran	North Korea
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	-
1996	$1,915	-
1997	$1,790	-
1998	$1,709	-
1999	$1,740	-
2000	$1,650	-
2001	$1,881	-
2002	$1,891	-
2003	$2,209	-
2004	$2,672	-
2005	$3,132	-
2006	$3,619	-
2007	$4,688	-
2008	$5,377	-
2009	$5,416	$939
2010	$6,291	$1,040
2011	$8,026	$1,156
2012	$8,114	$1,186
2013	$6,223	$1,208
2014	$5,672	$1,201
2015	$4,953	$1,201
2016	$5,477	$1,124
2017	$5,753	$1,127
2018	$4,632	$1,100
2019	$3,831	$1,084
2020	$2,989	$1,061
2021	$4,335	$1,231
2022	$4,405	$1,100
2023	$4,466	$1,217
2024	$4,771	$1,319

Iran vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Iran

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Iran	North Korea
1950	38.2	14.2
1951	38.7	17.7
1952	39.2	32.8
1953	39.5	40.3
1954	40	50.6
1955	40.6	51.8
1956	41.1	52.8
1957	41.3	53.7
1958	42.2	54.5
1959	42.8	55.2
1960	43.3	55.8
1961	43.9	56.4
1962	43.8	57
1963	45.1	57.6
1964	45.7	58.2
1965	46.4	58.8
1966	47.1	59.4
1967	47.8	60.1
1968	47.9	60.8
1969	49.4	61.4
1970	50.2	62
1971	51.1	62.7
1972	51.7	63.3
1973	52.9	63.8
1974	53.9	64.3
1975	54.8	64.8
1976	55.8	65.3
1977	56.7	65.8
1978	56	66.3
1979	58.5	66.7
1980	58.4	67.2
1981	56.6	67.7
1982	57.6	68.1
1983	58.5	68.5
1984	60.9	68.9
1985	61.5	69.2
1986	62.1	69.5
1987	62.7	69.8
1988	63.3	70.1
1989	65.3	70.3
1990	64.1	70.5
1991	66.2	70.7
1992	66.7	71
1993	67	70.8
1994	67.5	70.5
1995	67.9	60.8
1996	68.3	60.8
1997	68.6	60.9
1998	69.2	60.9
1999	69.7	60.9
2000	70.2	60.9
2001	70.6	60.9
2002	71.1	60.9
2003	70.5	69.4
2004	72	69.3
2005	72.4	69.2
2006	72.9	69.1
2007	73.3	69
2008	73.7	69.3
2009	74	69.7
2010	74.4	70.2
2011	74.7	70.8
2012	75	71.3
2013	75.3	71.9
2014	75.6	72.5
2015	75.9	72.8
2016	76.2	73
2017	76.4	73
2018	76.6	73
2019	76.9	72.9
2020	74.1	72.8
2021	73.8	73.4
2022	76.8	73.6
2023	77.7	73.6
2024	77.9	73.7
2025	78.1	73.9

Iran and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Iran

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Iran	North Korea
1960	21,470,434	11,722,953
1961	22,125,726	11,990,713
1962	22,807,907	12,262,882
1963	23,519,005	12,567,057
1964	24,262,859	12,889,770
1965	25,036,978	13,219,369
1966	25,829,270	13,569,094
1967	26,628,432	13,958,350
1968	27,437,391	14,365,596
1969	28,273,482	14,767,615
1970	29,145,100	15,172,775
1971	30,029,071	15,572,457
1972	30,921,179	15,975,069
1973	31,839,838	16,350,367
1974	32,796,463	16,673,121
1975	33,802,973	16,971,055
1976	34,837,271	17,243,450
1977	35,933,181	17,492,798
1978	37,126,535	17,735,995
1979	38,424,952	17,983,470
1980	39,842,324	18,236,786
1981	41,989,312	18,501,295
1982	44,272,141	18,776,357
1983	46,029,535	19,054,034
1984	47,793,998	19,335,043
1985	49,582,289	19,620,388
1986	51,446,045	19,910,855
1987	53,323,493	20,205,483
1988	55,072,694	20,503,161
1989	56,704,914	20,804,367
1990	58,380,092	21,112,137
1991	59,986,931	21,428,638
1992	61,184,983	21,750,911
1993	61,403,543	22,073,352
1994	61,520,598	22,393,975
1995	62,205,567	22,669,304
1996	62,881,300	22,895,746
1997	63,639,638	23,110,830
1998	64,519,859	23,311,564
1999	65,445,391	23,497,599
2000	66,418,659	23,665,910
2001	67,452,005	23,815,358
2002	68,011,317	23,943,973
2003	68,769,340	24,090,380
2004	70,256,316	24,254,943
2005	71,828,455	24,396,433
2006	73,392,747	24,524,507
2007	74,602,648	24,646,383
2008	75,514,204	24,764,618
2009	76,457,825	24,878,332
2010	77,420,842	24,987,258
2011	78,383,598	25,097,874
2012	79,370,580	25,211,728
2013	80,414,686	25,329,451
2014	81,502,045	25,451,262
2015	82,619,362	25,575,350
2016	83,812,228	25,698,326
2017	85,026,754	25,817,709
2018	86,117,998	25,931,147
2019	87,051,648	26,037,632
2020	87,723,443	26,136,312
2021	88,455,488	26,232,534
2022	89,524,246	26,328,845
2023	90,608,707	26,418,204
2024	91,567,738	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Iran and North Korea

Fertility rate

Iran

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Iran	North Korea
1960	7.52	3.57
1961	7.46	3.26
1962	7.4	3.41
1963	7.32	3.63
1964	7.24	3.55
1965	7.22	3.56
1966	7.21	3.71
1967	7.19	4.05
1968	7.12	3.87
1969	7.01	3.86
1970	6.8	3.85
1971	6.55	3.74
1972	6.26	3.89
1973	6.06	3.35
1974	5.97	3.14
1975	5.95	3.05
1976	6.07	2.84
1977	6.18	2.77
1978	6.34	2.79
1979	6.55	2.85
1980	6.63	2.84
1981	6.62	2.92
1982	6.59	2.85
1983	6.53	2.78
1984	6.43	2.71
1985	6.24	2.65
1986	6.01	2.59
1987	5.72	2.53
1988	5.43	2.47
1989	5.17	2.41
1990	4.93	2.39
1991	4.57	2.35
1992	4.1	2.29
1993	3.67	2.22
1994	3.24	2.18
1995	2.85	2.15
1996	2.54	2.09
1997	2.32	2.03
1998	2.19	1.99
1999	2.09	1.97
2000	2	1.94
2001	1.92	1.94
2002	1.84	1.92
2003	1.8	1.91
2004	1.78	1.9
2005	1.76	1.87
2006	1.76	1.94
2007	1.75	1.94
2008	1.74	1.97
2009	1.74	1.91
2010	1.75	1.89
2011	1.79	1.88
2012	1.85	1.88
2013	1.91	1.88
2014	1.98	1.87
2015	2.02	1.86
2016	2.05	1.86
2017	2.02	1.85
2018	1.92	1.83
2019	1.77	1.83
2020	1.7	1.82
2021	1.71	1.81
2022	1.7	1.8
2023	1.7	1.78

Iran and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Iran

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Iran	North Korea
1960	19.1	19.9
1961	18.7	20.2
1962	18.4	20.6
1963	18.1	20.8
1964	17.9	21
1965	17.8	21.2
1966	17.7	21.3
1967	17.7	21.4
1968	17.6	21.4
1969	17.6	21.4
1970	17.6	21.4
1971	17.7	21.2
1972	17.8	20.9
1973	17.9	20.7
1974	18	20.7
1975	18.1	20.9
1976	18.2	21.1
1977	18.3	21.4
1978	18.3	21.8
1979	18.3	22.2
1980	18.2	22.5
1981	18.4	22.8
1982	18.6	23.1
1983	18.5	23.5
1984	18.4	23.9
1985	18.3	24.2
1986	18.2	24.5
1987	18.2	24.8
1988	18.2	25.1
1989	18.1	25.6
1990	18.2	26
1991	18.3	26.4
1992	18.4	26.8
1993	18.3	27.2
1994	18.4	27.6
1995	18.7	28
1996	19.1	28.3
1997	19.5	28.8
1998	20	29.2
1999	20.7	29.6
2000	21.4	30.1
2001	22	30.5
2002	22.6	31
2003	23.1	31.4
2004	23.7	31.8
2005	24.3	32.1
2006	24.8	32.5
2007	25.5	32.9
2008	26.1	33.3
2009	26.6	33.7
2010	27.2	34
2011	27.7	34.3
2012	28.2	34.5
2013	28.7	34.7
2014	29.2	35
2015	29.7	35.2
2016	30.2	35.4
2017	30.7	35.7
2018	31.2	35.9
2019	31.7	36.2
2020	32.3	36.4
2021	32.8	36.6
2022	33.3	36.8
2023	33.8	37.1
2024	34.3	37.3

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