Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
be 4.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
have 10.7% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 81.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 76.2% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 63.4% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.1% more coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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 Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.