Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 14.7% more likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 21.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
make 56.9% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 15.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
have 74.3% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.5% less likely to be literate
In Romania, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2018. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 12.1% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 17.5% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.8 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 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 Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.