Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in New Mexico 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 New Mexico, the GDP per capita is $56,008 as of 2024.

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be 53.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Mexico, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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