Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 11.7% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.5% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
be 21.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
have 79.6% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 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 Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.3% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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 Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.