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🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇵🇭 Philippines

Philippines has 24.4M more people — 116,786,962 against 92,417,681. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇮🇷 Iran
92,417,681
Asia · rank #17 · +0.92%
World Bank, 2025
🇵🇭 Philippines
116,786,962
Asia · rank #14 · +0.81%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorIranPhilippines
Population92,417,68117th of 240116,786,96214th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+0.92%112th of 240+0.81%120th of 240
Population Density/km²56/km²161st of 240385/km²34th of 240
Land Areakm²1,622,500 km²17th of 240298,170 km²72nd of 240
Urban Population77.4%82nd of 24055.8%156th of 240
GDP per Capita$3,924177th of 240$4,171172nd of 240
GDP Growth−2.8%206th of 210+4.4%67th of 210
Life Expectancyyears77.9 years90th of 24069.9 years176th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.68 births per woman145th of 2401.89 births per woman119th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00012.6 per 1,000112th of 21315.9 per 1,00097th of 213
Death Rateper 1,0004.8 per 1,000196th of 2136.4 per 1,000141st of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births10.3 per 1,000 live births112th of 19421.7 per 1,000 live births65th of 194
Unemployment Rate8.3%54th of 1862.2%166th of 186
Inflation Rate42.2%6th of 1911.7%136th of 191
Poverty Rate8.3%147th of 16415.5%121st of 164
Gini Index35.980th of 17039.354th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP6.0% of GDP104th of 1925.1% of GDP123rd of 192
Physiciansper 1,0001.81 per 1,00094th of 2060.79 per 1,000134th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.85 per 1,000122nd of 1990.97 per 1,000161st of 199
Literacy Rate88.9%107th of 17598.5%44th of 175
Education Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP161st of 2024.0% of GDP110th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary85.1% gross, secondary130th of 20785.3% gross, secondary129th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption0.9% of final consumption192nd of 21128.0% of final consumption84th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area6.6% of land area173rd of 21124.5% of land area119th of 211
Internet Penetration85.3%85th of 21167.3%139th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people174.1 per 100 people16th of 212115.3 per 100 people105th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births16 per 100,000 live births130th of 19384 per 100,000 live births71st of 193
Military Spendingof GDP2.01% of GDP66th of 1631.32% of GDP100th of 163
Protected Areasof land area7.8% of land area166th of 21116.0% of land area117th of 211
Median Ageyears34.0 years114th of 24026.1 years164th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.8 years72nd of 1489.4 years77th of 148
Human Development Index0.79974th of 1920.720116th of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.15/ 10104th of 1646.21/ 1058th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita8.66 tonnes per capita31st of 2121.51 tonnes per capita142nd of 212
Obesity Rate25.7%93rd of 1989.7%171st of 198

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

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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

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