Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
be 73.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 56.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 29.3% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In United Kingdom, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 52.2% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.