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Iran vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 17th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Palestine
Population
93020793
5459557
Population rank 17/197 122/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 121/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Iran and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Iran and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Iran

Palestine
Year GDP
Iran Palestine
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 $2,843,300,000
1995 $96,419,225,745 $3,282,800,000
1996 $120,403,931,883 $3,409,600,000
1997 $113,919,163,421 $3,759,800,000
1998 $110,276,913,362 $4,067,800,000
1999 $113,848,450,089 $4,271,200,000
2000 $109,591,707,801 $4,313,600,000
2001 $126,878,750,296 $4,003,700,000
2002 $128,626,917,504 $3,555,800,000
2003 $151,911,222,120 $3,968,000,000
2004 $187,754,571,247 $4,603,100,000
2005 $224,970,371,329 $5,125,700,000
2006 $265,602,187,406 $5,348,300,000
2007 $349,736,591,836 $5,815,700,000
2008 $406,070,949,551 $7,310,400,000
2009 $414,059,094,950 $8,085,700,000
2010 $487,069,570,461 $9,681,500,000
2011 $629,082,257,472 $11,186,100,000
2012 $644,019,315,004 $12,208,400,000
2013 $500,399,839,840 $13,515,500,000
2014 $462,284,793,281 $13,989,700,000
2015 $409,191,686,497 $13,972,400,000
2016 $459,042,684,193 $15,405,400,000
2017 $489,168,731,811 $16,128,000,000
2018 $398,880,231,367 $16,276,600,000
2019 $333,519,146,339 $17,133,500,000
2020 $262,186,179,356 $15,531,700,000
2021 $383,436,202,447 $18,109,000,000
2022 $394,362,621,793 $19,165,500,000
2023 $404,625,655,076 $17,847,900,000
2024 $436,906,331,672 $13,711,100,000

Iran and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Iran Palestine
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 $1,202
1995 $1,550 $1,327
1996 $1,915 $1,317
1997 $1,790 $1,389
1998 $1,709 $1,465
1999 $1,740 $1,499
2000 $1,650 $1,476
2001 $1,881 $1,336
2002 $1,891 $1,156
2003 $2,209 $1,258
2004 $2,672 $1,422
2005 $3,132 $1,544
2006 $3,619 $1,570
2007 $4,688 $1,664
2008 $5,377 $2,035
2009 $5,416 $2,192
2010 $6,291 $2,557
2011 $8,026 $2,881
2012 $8,114 $3,067
2013 $6,223 $3,315
2014 $5,672 $3,352
2015 $4,953 $3,272
2016 $5,477 $3,528
2017 $5,753 $3,620
2018 $4,632 $3,562
2019 $3,831 $3,657
2020 $2,989 $3,234
2021 $4,335 $3,679
2022 $4,405 $3,800
2023 $4,466 $3,455
2024 $4,771 $2,592

Iran vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Palestine
1950 38.2 45.7
1951 38.7 46
1952 39.2 46.3
1953 39.5 46.6
1954 40 46.9
1955 40.6 47.2
1956 41.1 47.6
1957 41.3 48
1958 42.2 48.4
1959 42.8 48.8
1960 43.3 49.3
1961 43.9 49.8
1962 43.8 50.4
1963 45.1 51
1964 45.7 51.6
1965 46.4 52.2
1966 47.1 52.8
1967 47.8 50.9
1968 47.9 54.1
1969 49.4 54.7
1970 50.2 55.4
1971 51.1 56
1972 51.7 56.7
1973 52.9 57.6
1974 53.9 58
1975 54.8 58.7
1976 55.8 59.4
1977 56.7 60.1
1978 56 60.8
1979 58.5 61.5
1980 58.4 62.2
1981 56.6 62.8
1982 57.6 63.5
1983 58.5 64.1
1984 60.9 64.7
1985 61.5 65.3
1986 62.1 65.7
1987 62.7 66.3
1988 63.3 66.7
1989 65.3 67.1
1990 64.1 67.8
1991 66.2 68.2
1992 66.7 68.5
1993 67 68.8
1994 67.5 69.3
1995 67.9 69.6
1996 68.3 70
1997 68.6 70.3
1998 69.2 70.6
1999 69.7 70.8
2000 70.2 70.3
2001 70.6 69.8
2002 71.1 70.9
2003 70.5 71
2004 72 71.1
2005 72.4 72
2006 72.9 71.8
2007 73.3 72.1
2008 73.7 72.2
2009 74 72.3
2010 74.4 73.3
2011 74.7 73.6
2012 75 73.7
2013 75.3 74.1
2014 75.6 72.8
2015 75.9 74.6
2016 76.2 74.9
2017 76.4 75.2
2018 76.6 75.4
2019 76.9 75.8
2020 74.1 75
2021 73.8 73.9
2022 76.8 76.7
2023 77.7 65.2
2024 77.9 69.2
2025 78.1 73.1

Iran and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Palestine
Year Population
Iran Palestine
1960 21,470,434 -
1961 22,125,726 -
1962 22,807,907 -
1963 23,519,005 -
1964 24,262,859 -
1965 25,036,978 -
1966 25,829,270 -
1967 26,628,432 -
1968 27,437,391 -
1969 28,273,482 -
1970 29,145,100 -
1971 30,029,071 -
1972 30,921,179 -
1973 31,839,838 -
1974 32,796,463 -
1975 33,802,973 -
1976 34,837,271 -
1977 35,933,181 -
1978 37,126,535 -
1979 38,424,952 -
1980 39,842,324 -
1981 41,989,312 -
1982 44,272,141 -
1983 46,029,535 -
1984 47,793,998 -
1985 49,582,289 -
1986 51,446,045 -
1987 53,323,493 -
1988 55,072,694 -
1989 56,704,914 -
1990 58,380,092 1,978,248
1991 59,986,931 2,068,845
1992 61,184,983 2,163,591
1993 61,403,543 2,262,676
1994 61,520,598 2,366,298
1995 62,205,567 2,474,666
1996 62,881,300 2,587,997
1997 63,639,638 2,706,518
1998 64,519,859 2,776,568
1999 65,445,391 2,848,431
2000 66,418,659 2,922,153
2001 67,452,005 2,997,784
2002 68,011,317 3,075,373
2003 68,769,340 3,154,969
2004 70,256,316 3,236,626
2005 71,828,455 3,320,396
2006 73,392,747 3,406,334
2007 74,602,648 3,494,496
2008 75,514,204 3,591,977
2009 76,457,825 3,689,099
2010 77,420,842 3,786,161
2011 78,383,598 3,882,986
2012 79,370,580 3,979,998
2013 80,414,686 4,076,708
2014 81,502,045 4,173,398
2015 82,619,362 4,270,092
2016 83,812,228 4,367,088
2017 85,026,754 4,454,805
2018 86,117,998 4,569,087
2019 87,051,648 4,685,306
2020 87,723,443 4,803,269
2021 88,455,488 4,922,749
2022 89,524,246 5,043,612
2023 90,608,707 5,165,775
2024 91,567,738 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Iran and Palestine

Fertility rate
Iran

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Iran Palestine
1960 7.52 -
1961 7.46 -
1962 7.4 -
1963 7.32 -
1964 7.24 -
1965 7.22 -
1966 7.21 -
1967 7.19 -
1968 7.12 -
1969 7.01 -
1970 6.8 -
1971 6.55 -
1972 6.26 -
1973 6.06 -
1974 5.97 -
1975 5.95 -
1976 6.07 -
1977 6.18 -
1978 6.34 -
1979 6.55 -
1980 6.63 -
1981 6.62 -
1982 6.59 -
1983 6.53 -
1984 6.43 -
1985 6.24 -
1986 6.01 -
1987 5.72 -
1988 5.43 -
1989 5.17 -
1990 4.93 6.81
1991 4.57 6.75
1992 4.1 6.65
1993 3.67 6.5
1994 3.24 6.33
1995 2.85 6.16
1996 2.54 5.99
1997 2.32 5.82
1998 2.19 5.69
1999 2.09 5.58
2000 2 5.46
2001 1.92 5.34
2002 1.84 5.22
2003 1.8 5.06
2004 1.78 4.97
2005 1.76 4.87
2006 1.76 4.74
2007 1.75 4.63
2008 1.74 4.51
2009 1.74 4.44
2010 1.75 4.43
2011 1.79 4.31
2012 1.85 4.15
2013 1.91 4.05
2014 1.98 4
2015 2.02 3.98
2016 2.05 3.89
2017 2.02 3.77
2018 1.92 3.67
2019 1.77 3.59
2020 1.7 3.51
2021 1.71 3.44
2022 1.7 3.38
2023 1.7 3.31

Iran and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Iran Palestine
1960 19.1 -
1961 18.7 -
1962 18.4 -
1963 18.1 -
1964 17.9 -
1965 17.8 -
1966 17.7 -
1967 17.7 -
1968 17.6 -
1969 17.6 -
1970 17.6 -
1971 17.7 -
1972 17.8 -
1973 17.9 -
1974 18 -
1975 18.1 -
1976 18.2 -
1977 18.3 -
1978 18.3 -
1979 18.3 -
1980 18.2 -
1981 18.4 -
1982 18.6 -
1983 18.5 -
1984 18.4 -
1985 18.3 -
1986 18.2 -
1987 18.2 -
1988 18.2 -
1989 18.1 -
1990 18.2 15.4
1991 18.3 15.4
1992 18.4 15.4
1993 18.3 15.5
1994 18.4 15.5
1995 18.7 15.6
1996 19.1 15.7
1997 19.5 15.8
1998 20 15.9
1999 20.7 16
2000 21.4 16.2
2001 22 16.3
2002 22.6 16.5
2003 23.1 16.7
2004 23.7 16.9
2005 24.3 17.1
2006 24.8 17.4
2007 25.5 17.6
2008 26.1 17.9
2009 26.6 18.1
2010 27.2 18.4
2011 27.7 18.6
2012 28.2 18.9
2013 28.7 19.1
2014 29.2 19.4
2015 29.7 19.6
2016 30.2 19.8
2017 30.7 19.9
2018 31.2 20
2019 31.7 20.2
2020 32.3 20.3
2021 32.8 20.4
2022 33.3 20.6
2023 33.8 20.8
2024 34.3 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Iran Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
15.4%
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
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Palestine
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
78
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
55
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
97.9%
2024
English speaking
12%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Iran Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
2.17
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Iran Palestine
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
n/a

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