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Iran vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 17th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Poland
Population
93020793
36176920
Population rank 17/197 46/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
79 years
2025

Iran and Poland: Comparison Charts

Iran and Poland economies compared

GDP
Iran

Poland
Year GDP
Iran Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $131,637,664,958 $85,500,935,935
1992 $119,768,691,217 $94,337,050,693
1993 $63,743,623,231 $96,043,157,273
1994 $71,841,461,172 $110,803,635,288
1995 $96,419,225,745 $142,838,527,115
1996 $120,403,931,883 $160,813,026,223
1997 $113,919,163,421 $159,893,964,917
1998 $110,276,913,362 $175,282,269,667
1999 $113,848,450,089 $170,704,452,715
2000 $109,591,707,801 $172,953,527,033
2001 $126,878,750,296 $191,823,200,371
2002 $128,626,917,504 $199,694,463,256
2003 $151,911,222,120 $218,561,225,998
2004 $187,754,571,247 $256,268,656,145
2005 $224,970,371,329 $306,999,913,151
2006 $265,602,187,406 $345,897,630,736
2007 $349,736,591,836 $429,715,132,138
2008 $406,070,949,551 $535,612,030,672
2009 $414,059,094,950 $440,891,472,247
2010 $487,069,570,461 $478,111,630,684
2011 $629,082,257,472 $527,848,543,023
2012 $644,019,315,004 $498,148,649,703
2013 $500,399,839,840 $518,179,836,405
2014 $462,284,793,281 $542,134,167,179
2015 $409,191,686,497 $480,054,118,583
2016 $459,042,684,193 $473,259,623,976
2017 $489,168,731,811 $528,356,723,263
2018 $398,880,231,367 $594,616,632,477
2019 $333,519,146,339 $602,683,770,145
2020 $262,186,179,356 $605,914,186,118
2021 $383,436,202,447 $689,170,171,187
2022 $394,362,621,793 $695,607,522,885
2023 $404,625,655,076 $812,451,128,979
2024 $436,906,331,672 $914,696,430,325

Iran and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Iran Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $2,194 $2,236
1992 $1,957 $2,459
1993 $1,038 $2,497
1994 $1,168 $2,875
1995 $1,550 $3,701
1996 $1,915 $4,164
1997 $1,790 $4,137
1998 $1,709 $4,534
1999 $1,740 $4,416
2000 $1,650 $4,521
2001 $1,881 $5,015
2002 $1,891 $5,223
2003 $2,209 $5,721
2004 $2,672 $6,712
2005 $3,132 $8,044
2006 $3,619 $9,069
2007 $4,688 $11,273
2008 $5,377 $14,049
2009 $5,416 $11,556
2010 $6,291 $12,568
2011 $8,026 $13,868
2012 $8,114 $13,087
2013 $6,223 $13,622
2014 $5,672 $14,262
2015 $4,953 $12,638
2016 $5,477 $12,464
2017 $5,753 $13,913
2018 $4,632 $15,658
2019 $3,831 $15,875
2020 $2,989 $16,151
2021 $4,335 $18,636
2022 $4,405 $18,891
2023 $4,466 $22,145
2024 $4,771 $25,023

Iran vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Poland
1950 38.2 58.3
1951 38.7 58.9
1952 39.2 59.7
1953 39.5 61.3
1954 40 62.3
1955 40.6 63.1
1956 41.1 63.4
1957 41.3 64.4
1958 42.2 64.9
1959 42.8 66.4
1960 43.3 67.1
1961 43.9 67.8
1962 43.8 68
1963 45.1 68.3
1964 45.7 68.9
1965 46.4 69.4
1966 47.1 69.7
1967 47.8 69.9
1968 47.9 69.8
1969 49.4 69.8
1970 50.2 69.6
1971 51.1 69.8
1972 51.7 70.1
1973 52.9 70.7
1974 53.9 70.7
1975 54.8 70.6
1976 55.8 70.4
1977 56.7 70.3
1978 56 70.4
1979 58.5 70.2
1980 58.4 70.5
1981 56.6 70.6
1982 57.6 70.9
1983 58.5 70.8
1984 60.9 70.6
1985 61.5 70.5
1986 62.1 70.6
1987 62.7 70.8
1988 63.3 70.8
1989 65.3 70.8
1990 64.1 70.6
1991 66.2 70.7
1992 66.7 70.9
1993 67 71.3
1994 67.5 71.7
1995 67.9 72
1996 68.3 72.3
1997 68.6 72.6
1998 69.2 72.8
1999 69.7 73.2
2000 70.2 73.6
2001 70.6 74.2
2002 71.1 74.5
2003 70.5 74.8
2004 72 74.9
2005 72.4 75.1
2006 72.9 75.3
2007 73.3 75.4
2008 73.7 75.6
2009 74 75.9
2010 74.4 76.3
2011 74.7 76.6
2012 75 76.8
2013 75.3 77.1
2014 75.6 77.3
2015 75.9 77.6
2016 76.2 77.6
2017 76.4 77.7
2018 76.6 77.6
2019 76.9 77.9
2020 74.1 76.6
2021 73.8 75.6
2022 76.8 77.9
2023 77.7 78.6
2024 77.9 78.8
2025 78.1 79

Iran and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Poland
Year Population
Iran Poland
1960 21,470,434 29,637,450
1961 22,125,726 29,964,000
1962 22,807,907 30,308,500
1963 23,519,005 30,712,000
1964 24,262,859 31,139,450
1965 25,036,978 31,444,950
1966 25,829,270 31,681,000
1967 26,628,432 31,987,155
1968 27,437,391 32,294,655
1969 28,273,482 32,548,300
1970 29,145,100 32,664,300
1971 30,029,071 32,783,500
1972 30,921,179 33,055,650
1973 31,839,838 33,357,200
1974 32,796,463 33,678,899
1975 33,802,973 34,015,199
1976 34,837,271 34,356,300
1977 35,933,181 34,689,050
1978 37,126,535 34,965,600
1979 38,424,952 35,247,217
1980 39,842,324 35,574,150
1981 41,989,312 35,898,587
1982 44,272,141 36,230,481
1983 46,029,535 36,571,808
1984 47,793,998 36,904,134
1985 49,582,289 37,201,885
1986 51,446,045 37,456,119
1987 53,323,493 37,668,045
1988 55,072,694 37,824,487
1989 56,704,914 37,961,529
1990 58,380,092 38,110,782
1991 59,986,931 38,246,193
1992 61,184,983 38,363,667
1993 61,403,543 38,461,408
1994 61,520,598 38,542,652
1995 62,205,567 38,594,998
1996 62,881,300 38,624,370
1997 63,639,638 38,649,660
1998 64,519,859 38,663,481
1999 65,445,391 38,660,271
2000 66,418,659 38,258,629
2001 67,452,005 38,248,076
2002 68,011,317 38,230,364
2003 68,769,340 38,204,570
2004 70,256,316 38,182,222
2005 71,828,455 38,165,445
2006 73,392,747 38,141,267
2007 74,602,648 38,120,560
2008 75,514,204 38,125,759
2009 76,457,825 38,151,603
2010 77,420,842 38,042,794
2011 78,383,598 38,063,255
2012 79,370,580 38,063,164
2013 80,414,686 38,040,196
2014 81,502,045 38,011,735
2015 82,619,362 37,986,412
2016 83,812,228 37,970,087
2017 85,026,754 37,974,826
2018 86,117,998 37,974,750
2019 87,051,648 37,965,475
2020 87,723,443 37,515,748
2021 88,455,488 36,981,559
2022 89,524,246 36,821,749
2023 90,608,707 36,687,353
2024 91,567,738 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Iran and Poland

Fertility rate
Iran

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Iran Poland
1960 7.52 2.98
1961 7.46 2.83
1962 7.4 2.72
1963 7.32 2.7
1964 7.24 2.57
1965 7.22 2.52
1966 7.21 2.34
1967 7.19 2.33
1968 7.12 2.24
1969 7.01 2.2
1970 6.8 2.2
1971 6.55 2.25
1972 6.26 2.24
1973 6.06 2.26
1974 5.97 2.26
1975 5.95 2.27
1976 6.07 2.3
1977 6.18 2.23
1978 6.34 2.21
1979 6.55 2.28
1980 6.63 2.28
1981 6.62 2.24
1982 6.59 2.34
1983 6.53 2.42
1984 6.43 2.37
1985 6.24 2.33
1986 6.01 2.22
1987 5.72 2.15
1988 5.43 2.13
1989 5.17 2.08
1990 4.93 2.06
1991 4.57 2.07
1992 4.1 1.95
1993 3.67 1.87
1994 3.24 1.81
1995 2.85 1.62
1996 2.54 1.59
1997 2.32 1.51
1998 2.19 1.44
1999 2.09 1.37
2000 2 1.37
2001 1.92 1.31
2002 1.84 1.25
2003 1.8 1.22
2004 1.78 1.23
2005 1.76 1.24
2006 1.76 1.27
2007 1.75 1.31
2008 1.74 1.39
2009 1.74 1.4
2010 1.75 1.41
2011 1.79 1.33
2012 1.85 1.33
2013 1.91 1.29
2014 1.98 1.32
2015 2.02 1.32
2016 2.05 1.39
2017 2.02 1.48
2018 1.92 1.46
2019 1.77 1.44
2020 1.7 1.39
2021 1.71 1.33
2022 1.7 1.29
2023 1.7 1.16

Iran and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Poland
Year Median age, years
Iran Poland
1960 19.1 26.6
1961 18.7 26.8
1962 18.4 26.9
1963 18.1 27.1
1964 17.9 27.3
1965 17.8 27.5
1966 17.7 27.7
1967 17.7 27.8
1968 17.6 28
1969 17.6 28.1
1970 17.6 28.2
1971 17.7 28.4
1972 17.8 28.5
1973 17.9 28.5
1974 18 28.6
1975 18.1 28.6
1976 18.2 28.7
1977 18.3 28.9
1978 18.3 29.1
1979 18.3 29.3
1980 18.2 29.5
1981 18.4 29.8
1982 18.6 30.1
1983 18.5 30.3
1984 18.4 30.6
1985 18.3 30.8
1986 18.2 31.1
1987 18.2 31.4
1988 18.2 31.7
1989 18.1 32.1
1990 18.2 32.4
1991 18.3 32.6
1992 18.4 32.9
1993 18.3 33.2
1994 18.4 33.5
1995 18.7 33.9
1996 19.1 34.2
1997 19.5 34.4
1998 20 34.7
1999 20.7 35
2000 21.4 35.2
2001 22 35.5
2002 22.6 35.8
2003 23.1 36
2004 23.7 36.3
2005 24.3 36.6
2006 24.8 36.9
2007 25.5 37.2
2008 26.1 37.5
2009 26.6 37.8
2010 27.2 38.1
2011 27.7 38.2
2012 28.2 38.4
2013 28.7 38.7
2014 29.2 39
2015 29.7 39.3
2016 30.2 39.7
2017 30.7 40
2018 31.2 40.4
2019 31.7 40.8
2020 32.3 41.1
2021 32.8 41.5
2022 33.3 41.9
2023 33.8 42.4
2024 34.3 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Iran Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Poland
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
99.8%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Iran Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Poland
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
267,065 mi
2024

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