Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of Iran, you would:
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Missouri, the GDP per capita is $56,344 as of 2024.
be 63.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Missouri, about 88.3% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
