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🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇹🇭 Thailand

Iran has 20.8M more people — 92,417,681 against 71,619,863. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇮🇷 Iran
92,417,681
Asia · rank #17 · +0.92%
World Bank, 2025
🇹🇭 Thailand
71,619,863
Asia · rank #20 · −0.07%
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.
IndicatorIranThailand
Population92,417,68117th of 24071,619,86320th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+0.92%112th of 240−0.07%196th of 240
Population Density/km²56/km²161st of 240140/km²91st of 240
Land Areakm²1,622,500 km²17th of 240510,890 km²50th of 240
Urban Population77.4%82nd of 24062.8%133rd of 240
GDP per Capita$3,924177th of 240$8,057134th of 240
GDP Growth−2.8%206th of 210+2.4%131st of 210
Life Expectancyyears77.9 years90th of 24076.6 years106th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.68 births per woman145th of 2401.20 births per woman219th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00012.6 per 1,000112th of 2138.1 per 1,000184th of 213
Death Rateper 1,0004.8 per 1,000196th of 2139.0 per 1,00057th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births10.3 per 1,000 live births112th of 1947.7 per 1,000 live births128th of 194
Unemployment Rate8.3%54th of 1860.8%183rd of 186
Inflation Rate42.2%6th of 191-0.1%179th of 191
Poverty Rate8.3%147th of 1645.4%157th of 164
Gini Index35.980th of 17033.3110th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP6.0% of GDP104th of 1924.5% of GDP136th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0001.81 per 1,00094th of 2060.54 per 1,000149th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.85 per 1,000122nd of 1992.39 per 1,00099th of 199
Literacy Rate88.9%107th of 17591.1%103rd of 175
Education Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP161st of 2022.5% of GDP168th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary85.1% gross, secondary130th of 20792.1% gross, secondary98th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption0.9% of final consumption192nd of 21119.0% of final consumption110th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area6.6% of land area173rd of 21138.7% of land area78th of 211
Internet Penetration85.3%85th of 21190.9%56th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people174.1 per 100 people16th of 212160.6 per 100 people23rd of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births16 per 100,000 live births130th of 19334 per 100,000 live births112th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP2.01% of GDP66th of 1631.08% of GDP114th of 163
Protected Areasof land area7.8% of land area166th of 21118.4% of land area98th of 211
Median Ageyears34.0 years114th of 24040.6 years58th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.8 years72nd of 1489.3 years79th of 148
Human Development Index0.79974th of 1920.79875th of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.15/ 10104th of 1646.30/ 1053rd of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita8.66 tonnes per capita31st of 2123.74 tonnes per capita91st of 212
Obesity Rate25.7%93rd of 19815.5%143rd of 198

Population, 1950–2100

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

IranThailand
020M40M60M80M100M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Iran and Thailand population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Iran195016.5M
Iran197533.8M
Iran200066.4M
Iran202592.4M
Iran2050101.9M
Iran207593.8M
Iran210080M
Thailand195020.4M
Thailand197540.9M
Thailand200063M
Thailand202571.6M
Thailand205066.4M
Thailand207555.2M
Thailand210045.6M

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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