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Iran vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 17th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Vatican
Population
93020793
949
Population rank 17/197 197/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 37/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 122/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
n/a
Median age
34.3 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Iran and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Iran vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Vatican
1950 38.2 65.9
1951 38.7 65.3
1952 39.2 65.7
1953 39.5 66.3
1954 40 67.5
1955 40.6 67.8
1956 41.1 67.3
1957 41.3 67.5
1958 42.2 68.7
1959 42.8 69.2
1960 43.3 69.2
1961 43.9 69.8
1962 43.8 69.2
1963 45.1 69.3
1964 45.7 70.3
1965 46.4 70.1
1966 47.1 70.9
1967 47.8 70.9
1968 47.9 70.7
1969 49.4 70.7
1970 50.2 71.5
1971 51.1 71.7
1972 51.7 72
1973 52.9 71.9
1974 53.9 72.7
1975 54.8 72.6
1976 55.8 72.9
1977 56.7 73.3
1978 56 73.7
1979 58.5 74
1980 58.4 74.1
1981 56.6 74.3
1982 57.6 74.8
1983 58.5 74.7
1984 60.9 75.1
1985 61.5 75.5
1986 62.1 75.7
1987 62.7 76.2
1988 63.3 76.4
1989 65.3 76.8
1990 64.1 76.9
1991 66.2 76.9
1992 66.7 77.3
1993 67 77
1994 67.5 77.7
1995 67.9 77.8
1996 68.3 78.5
1997 68.6 78.2
1998 69.2 78.3
1999 69.7 78.7
2000 70.2 79.3
2001 70.6 79.9
2002 71.1 80
2003 70.5 79.8
2004 72 80.2
2005 72.4 80.6
2006 72.9 81.2
2007 73.3 81.3
2008 73.7 81.4
2009 74 81.3
2010 74.4 81.5
2011 74.7 81.7
2012 75 82
2013 75.3 82.5
2014 75.6 82.6
2015 75.9 82.5
2016 76.2 82.9
2017 76.4 82.7
2018 76.6 83.3
2019 76.9 83.6
2020 74.1 83
2021 73.8 82.9
2022 76.8 83.3
2023 77.7 83
2024 77.9 83.1
2025 78.1 83.3

Iran and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Vatican
Year Population
Iran Vatican
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 -
1991 59,986,931 -
1992 61,184,983 -
1993 61,403,543 -
1994 61,520,598 -
1995 62,205,567 -
1996 62,881,300 -
1997 63,639,638 -
1998 64,519,859 -
1999 65,445,391 -
2000 66,418,659 880
2001 67,452,005 890
2002 68,011,317 900
2003 68,769,340 911
2004 70,256,316 921
2005 71,828,455 921
2006 73,392,747 932
2007 74,602,648 821
2008 75,514,204 824
2009 76,457,825 826
2010 77,420,842 829
2011 78,383,598 832
2012 79,370,580 836
2013 80,414,686 839
2014 81,502,045 842
2015 82,619,362 1,000
2016 83,812,228 -
2017 85,026,754 1,000
2018 86,117,998 -
2019 87,051,648 1,000
2020 87,723,443 -
2021 88,455,488 -
2022 89,524,246 -
2023 90,608,707 -
2024 91,567,738 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
n/a
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
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
n/a
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iran Vatican
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
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Iran Vatican
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
n/a
Urban population
77.7%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
78
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
55
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
12%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
n/a

Health

Iran Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
27
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Iran Vatican
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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