Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 29.6% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.2% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 19.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.8% less likely to be literate
In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2018. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 23.0% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.9% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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 Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.