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🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇵🇭 Philippines

Population difference
24,369,281
92.4M
Iran
116.8M
Philippines
26.4%
Philippines is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on renewable energy, where Philippines’s figure is 31.1× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Iran
by population · Asia
Philippines
by population · Asia

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Iran92,417,681
Philippines116,786,962
Land Areakm²
Iran1,622,500 km²
Philippines298,170 km²
Population Density/km²
Iran56/km²
Philippines385/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Iran77.9 years
Philippines69.9 years
GDP per Capita
Iran$3,924
Philippines$4,171
Urban Population
Iran77.4%
Philippines55.8%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Iran and Philippines, side by side
IndicatorIranPhilippinesIran vs Philippines
Population92,417,68117th of 240116,786,96214th of 24021% lower
Annual Growth Rate+0.92%112th of 240+0.81%120th of 24014% higher
Population Density/km²56/km²161st of 240385/km²34th of 2406.9× lower
Land Areakm²1,622,500 km²17th of 240298,170 km²72nd of 2405.4× higher
Urban Population77.4%82nd of 24055.8%156th of 24039% higher
GDP per Capita$3,924177th of 240$4,171172nd of 2406% lower
GDP Growth−2.8%206th of 210+4.4%67th of 2107.2 points apart
Life Expectancyyears77.9 years90th of 24069.9 years176th of 24011% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.68 births per woman145th of 2401.89 births per woman119th of 24011% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00012.6 per 1,000112th of 21315.9 per 1,00097th of 21321% lower
Death Rateper 1,0004.8 per 1,000196th of 2136.4 per 1,000141st of 21325% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births10.3 per 1,000 live births83rd of 19421.7 per 1,000 live births130th of 19453% lower
Unemployment Rate8.3%133rd of 1862.2%21st of 1863.7× higher
Inflation Rate42.2%6th of 1911.7%136th of 19140.5 points apart
Poverty Rate8.3%18th of 16415.5%44th of 16446% lower
Gini Index35.991st of 17039.3117th of 1709% lower
Health Spendingof GDP6.0% of GDP104th of 1925.1% of GDP123rd of 19218% higher
Physiciansper 1,0001.81 per 1,00094th of 2060.79 per 1,000134th of 2062.3× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.85 per 1,000122nd of 1990.97 per 1,000161st of 1991.9× higher
Literacy Rate88.9%107th of 17598.5%44th of 17510% lower
Education Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP161st of 2024.0% of GDP110th of 20229% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary85.1% gross, secondary130th of 20785.3% gross, secondary129th of 2070% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption0.9% of final consumption192nd of 21128.0% of final consumption84th of 21127.1 points apart
Forest Coverageof land area6.6% of land area173rd of 21124.5% of land area119th of 2113.7× lower
Internet Penetration85.3%85th of 21167.3%139th of 21127% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people174.1 per 100 people16th of 212115.3 per 100 people105th of 21251% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births16 per 100,000 live births62nd of 19384 per 100,000 live births122nd of 1935.3× lower
Military Spendingof GDP2.01% of GDP66th of 1631.32% of GDP100th of 16352% higher
Protected Areasof land area7.8% of land area166th of 21116.0% of land area117th of 21151% lower
Median Ageyears34.0 years114th of 24026.1 years164th of 24030% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.8 years72nd of 1489.4 years77th of 1484% higher
Human Development Index0.79974th of 1920.720116th of 19211% higher
Happiness Index/ 105.15/ 10104th of 1646.21/ 1058th of 16417% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita8.66 tonnes per capita31st of 2121.51 tonnes per capita142nd of 2125.7× higher
Obesity Rate25.7%93rd of 1989.7%171st of 1982.7× higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

IranPhilippines
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Iran and Philippines population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Iran195016.5M
Iran197533.8M
Iran200066.4M
Iran202592.4M
Iran2050101.9M
Iran207593.8M
Iran210080M
Philippines195018.8M
Philippines197542.1M
Philippines200079.6M
Philippines2025116.8M
Philippines2050134.4M
Philippines2075131.1M
Philippines2100114.2M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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