Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.2% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 73.8% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 78.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
be 53.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
have 46.5% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.3% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 27.2% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.2% more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.