Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 24.0% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% 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
Portugal 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 80.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
have 88.5% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.0% less likely to be literate
In Portugal, the literacy rate is 96.1% as of 2018. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 21.3% less on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.5% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.1% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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 Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.