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Iran vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 17th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Seychelles
Population
93020793
125181
Population rank 17/197 181/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Iran and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Iran and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Iran

Seychelles
Year GDP
Iran Seychelles
1960 $4,199,134,390 $12,012,025
1961 $4,426,949,095 $11,592,024
1962 $4,693,566,416 $12,642,026
1963 $4,928,628,018 $13,923,029
1964 $5,379,845,648 $15,393,032
1965 $6,197,319,929 $15,603,032
1966 $6,789,938,672 $16,443,034
1967 $7,555,383,690 $16,632,032
1968 $8,623,172,960 $16,074,028
1969 $9,743,089,607 $16,452,028
1970 $10,976,245,154 $18,432,032
1971 $13,731,802,833 $21,965,951
1972 $17,153,463,263 $30,645,123
1973 $27,081,698,250 $36,896,280
1974 $46,209,092,072 $43,134,496
1975 $51,776,222,350 $47,803,146
1976 $68,055,295,081 $49,278,982
1977 $80,600,122,702 $64,526,401
1978 $77,994,316,621 $85,552,366
1979 $90,391,877,326 $127,261,099
1980 $94,362,275,580 $156,783,830
1981 $100,499,312,750 $163,750,728
1982 $125,948,756,439 $157,211,790
1983 $156,365,156,618 $156,098,237
1984 $162,276,728,620 $160,992,921
1985 $180,183,629,600 $179,691,483
1986 $209,094,561,833 $221,147,061
1987 $134,009,995,923 $265,212,957
1988 $123,057,861,334 $301,985,618
1989 $120,496,362,916 $324,333,367
1990 $124,813,263,926 $392,163,561
1991 $131,637,664,958 $398,307,170
1992 $119,768,691,217 $461,409,399
1993 $63,743,623,231 $504,230,621
1994 $71,841,461,172 $517,570,058
1995 $96,419,225,745 $540,733,048
1996 $120,403,931,883 $535,250,347
1997 $113,919,163,421 $598,966,982
1998 $110,276,913,362 $647,287,376
1999 $113,848,450,089 $662,838,615
2000 $109,591,707,801 $654,212,394
2001 $126,878,750,296 $662,064,156
2002 $128,626,917,504 $742,134,838
2003 $151,911,222,120 $750,847,230
2004 $187,754,571,247 $893,012,218
2005 $224,970,371,329 $977,899,382
2006 $265,602,187,406 $1,081,441,283
2007 $349,736,591,836 $1,077,308,814
2008 $406,070,949,551 $979,597,394
2009 $414,059,094,950 $850,901,620
2010 $487,069,570,461 $981,616,542
2011 $629,082,257,472 $1,058,918,707
2012 $644,019,315,004 $1,089,407,839
2013 $500,399,839,840 $1,333,160,407
2014 $462,284,793,281 $1,387,577,870
2015 $409,191,686,497 $1,432,403,352
2016 $459,042,684,193 $1,568,513,348
2017 $489,168,731,811 $1,675,370,641
2018 $398,880,231,367 $1,784,313,927
2019 $333,519,146,339 $1,868,690,097
2020 $262,186,179,356 $1,382,551,752
2021 $383,436,202,447 $1,487,173,795
2022 $394,362,621,793 $2,018,346,589
2023 $404,625,655,076 $2,187,379,755
2024 $436,906,331,672 $2,167,239,562

Iran and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Iran Seychelles
1960 $195.6 $288.1
1961 $200.1 $270.3
1962 $205.8 $287
1963 $209.6 $308
1964 $221.7 $332
1965 $247.5 $328
1966 $262.9 $338
1967 $283.7 $333
1968 $314 $314
1969 $345 $314
1970 $377 $344
1971 $457 $402
1972 $555 $547
1973 $851 $649
1974 $1,409 $745
1975 $1,532 $806
1976 $1,954 $814
1977 $2,243 $1,044
1978 $2,101 $1,377
1979 $2,352 $2,030
1980 $2,368 $2,478
1981 $2,393 $2,557
1982 $2,845 $2,441
1983 $3,397 $2,426
1984 $3,395 $2,488
1985 $3,634 $2,754
1986 $4,064 $3,368
1987 $2,513 $3,872
1988 $2,234 $4,392
1989 $2,125 $4,689
1990 $2,138 $5,642
1991 $2,194 $5,655
1992 $1,957 $6,520
1993 $1,038 $6,979
1994 $1,168 $6,975
1995 $1,550 $7,181
1996 $1,915 $7,004
1997 $1,790 $7,747
1998 $1,709 $8,210
1999 $1,740 $8,243
2000 $1,650 $8,064
2001 $1,881 $8,153
2002 $1,891 $8,864
2003 $2,209 $9,070
2004 $2,672 $10,828
2005 $3,132 $11,802
2006 $3,619 $12,783
2007 $4,688 $12,669
2008 $5,377 $11,265
2009 $5,416 $9,747
2010 $6,291 $10,935
2011 $8,026 $12,110
2012 $8,114 $12,337
2013 $6,223 $14,821
2014 $5,672 $15,188
2015 $4,953 $15,333
2016 $5,477 $16,567
2017 $5,753 $17,480
2018 $4,632 $18,440
2019 $3,831 $19,142
2020 $2,989 $14,041
2021 $4,335 $14,983
2022 $4,405 $16,837
2023 $4,466 $18,263
2024 $4,771 $17,859

Iran vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Seychelles
1950 38.2 57.8
1951 38.7 58
1952 39.2 58.4
1953 39.5 58.7
1954 40 59
1955 40.6 59.4
1956 41.1 59.8
1957 41.3 60.2
1958 42.2 60.4
1959 42.8 60.4
1960 43.3 60.5
1961 43.9 60.6
1962 43.8 60.7
1963 45.1 60.9
1964 45.7 61.2
1965 46.4 61.4
1966 47.1 61.7
1967 47.8 62.1
1968 47.9 62.6
1969 49.4 63.3
1970 50.2 64
1971 51.1 64.6
1972 51.7 65.3
1973 52.9 65.9
1974 53.9 66.4
1975 54.8 66.8
1976 55.8 67.2
1977 56.7 67.6
1978 56 67.9
1979 58.5 68.2
1980 58.4 68.5
1981 56.6 68.7
1982 57.6 69
1983 58.5 69.3
1984 60.9 69.5
1985 61.5 69.6
1986 62.1 69.8
1987 62.7 69.9
1988 63.3 70
1989 65.3 70.1
1990 64.1 70.2
1991 66.2 70.3
1992 66.7 70.3
1993 67 70.4
1994 67.5 70.5
1995 67.9 70.6
1996 68.3 70.8
1997 68.6 70.8
1998 69.2 71.1
1999 69.7 71.2
2000 70.2 71.3
2001 70.6 71.4
2002 71.1 71.5
2003 70.5 71.7
2004 72 71.7
2005 72.4 71.9
2006 72.9 72
2007 73.3 72.2
2008 73.7 72.3
2009 74 72.4
2010 74.4 72.5
2011 74.7 72.5
2012 75 72.5
2013 75.3 72.4
2014 75.6 72.4
2015 75.9 72.3
2016 76.2 72.2
2017 76.4 72.2
2018 76.6 72.2
2019 76.9 72.1
2020 74.1 74.1
2021 73.8 71.2
2022 76.8 71.2
2023 77.7 72.9
2024 77.9 73
2025 78.1 73.1

Iran and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Seychelles
Year Population
Iran Seychelles
1960 21,470,434 41,700
1961 22,125,726 42,889
1962 22,807,907 44,042
1963 23,519,005 45,176
1964 24,262,859 46,322
1965 25,036,978 47,500
1966 25,829,270 48,699
1967 26,628,432 49,911
1968 27,437,391 51,134
1969 28,273,482 52,365
1970 29,145,100 53,600
1971 30,029,071 54,695
1972 30,921,179 56,029
1973 31,839,838 56,892
1974 32,796,463 57,937
1975 33,802,973 59,292
1976 34,837,271 60,504
1977 35,933,181 61,786
1978 37,126,535 62,150
1979 38,424,952 62,686
1980 39,842,324 63,261
1981 41,989,312 64,035
1982 44,272,141 64,413
1983 46,029,535 64,335
1984 47,793,998 64,717
1985 49,582,289 65,244
1986 51,446,045 65,652
1987 53,323,493 68,499
1988 55,072,694 68,755
1989 56,704,914 69,167
1990 58,380,092 69,507
1991 59,986,931 70,439
1992 61,184,983 70,763
1993 61,403,543 72,253
1994 61,520,598 74,205
1995 62,205,567 75,304
1996 62,881,300 76,417
1997 63,639,638 77,319
1998 64,519,859 78,846
1999 65,445,391 80,410
2000 66,418,659 81,131
2001 67,452,005 81,202
2002 68,011,317 83,723
2003 68,769,340 82,781
2004 70,256,316 82,475
2005 71,828,455 82,858
2006 73,392,747 84,600
2007 74,602,648 85,033
2008 75,514,204 86,956
2009 76,457,825 87,298
2010 77,420,842 89,770
2011 78,383,598 87,441
2012 79,370,580 88,303
2013 80,414,686 89,949
2014 81,502,045 91,359
2015 82,619,362 93,419
2016 83,812,228 94,677
2017 85,026,754 95,843
2018 86,117,998 96,762
2019 87,051,648 97,625
2020 87,723,443 98,462
2021 88,455,488 99,258
2022 89,524,246 119,878
2023 90,608,707 119,773
2024 91,567,738 121,354

Fertility rates in Iran and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Iran

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Iran Seychelles
1960 7.52 5.31
1961 7.46 5.42
1962 7.4 5.51
1963 7.32 5.61
1964 7.24 5.69
1965 7.22 5.72
1966 7.21 6.13
1967 7.19 5.9
1968 7.12 5.61
1969 7.01 5.48
1970 6.8 5.31
1971 6.55 5.69
1972 6.26 5.16
1973 6.06 4.78
1974 5.97 5.1
1975 5.95 4.75
1976 6.07 4.09
1977 6.18 3.75
1978 6.34 3.92
1979 6.55 3.66
1980 6.63 3.79
1981 6.62 3.67
1982 6.59 3.13
1983 6.53 3.22
1984 6.43 3.24
1985 6.24 3.09
1986 6.01 3.07
1987 5.72 2.92
1988 5.43 2.79
1989 5.17 2.67
1990 4.93 2.61
1991 4.57 2.69
1992 4.1 2.53
1993 3.67 2.58
1994 3.24 2.6
1995 2.85 2.36
1996 2.54 2.31
1997 2.32 2.1
1998 2.19 2.04
1999 2.09 2.04
2000 2 2.08
2001 1.92 1.98
2002 1.84 2.04
2003 1.8 2.06
2004 1.78 2.01
2005 1.76 2.2
2006 1.76 2.11
2007 1.75 2.24
2008 1.74 2.33
2009 1.74 2.38
2010 1.75 2.16
2011 1.79 2.33
2012 1.85 2.37
2013 1.91 2.26
2014 1.98 2.25
2015 2.02 2.31
2016 2.05 2.39
2017 2.02 2.41
2018 1.92 2.41
2019 1.77 2.36
2020 1.7 2.29
2021 1.71 2.46
2022 1.7 2.01
2023 1.7 2.02

Iran and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Iran Seychelles
1960 19.1 21.9
1961 18.7 21.6
1962 18.4 21.3
1963 18.1 21
1964 17.9 20.6
1965 17.8 20.2
1966 17.7 19.8
1967 17.7 19.4
1968 17.6 19
1969 17.6 18.7
1970 17.6 18.5
1971 17.7 18.4
1972 17.8 18.5
1973 17.9 18.6
1974 18 18.7
1975 18.1 18.9
1976 18.2 19
1977 18.3 19.3
1978 18.3 19.6
1979 18.3 19.9
1980 18.2 20.4
1981 18.4 20.7
1982 18.6 21.1
1983 18.5 21.4
1984 18.4 21.7
1985 18.3 22
1986 18.2 22.3
1987 18.2 22.5
1988 18.2 22.9
1989 18.1 23.3
1990 18.2 23.6
1991 18.3 24
1992 18.4 24.5
1993 18.3 24.8
1994 18.4 25.2
1995 18.7 25.4
1996 19.1 25.7
1997 19.5 26.1
1998 20 26.4
1999 20.7 26.8
2000 21.4 27.3
2001 22 27.7
2002 22.6 28.1
2003 23.1 28.5
2004 23.7 28.9
2005 24.3 29.3
2006 24.8 29.6
2007 25.5 30
2008 26.1 30.4
2009 26.6 30.8
2010 27.2 31.2
2011 27.7 31.4
2012 28.2 31.5
2013 28.7 31.6
2014 29.2 31.8
2015 29.7 32.1
2016 30.2 32.3
2017 30.7 32.6
2018 31.2 32.9
2019 31.7 33.2
2020 32.3 33.6
2021 32.8 34
2022 33.3 34.4
2023 33.8 34.7
2024 34.3 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iran Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Seychelles
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
96.2%
2020
English speaking
12%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Iran Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Seychelles
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

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