document_title: International rankings of Iran

question_text: where does iran rank in the world by gdp

text: International rankings of Iran

text: Agriculture[edit]

text:
Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Number of agricultural machinery: tractors

22

190

World Bank

258,000 tractors in operation

2003

Irrigated land per capita

14

173

CIA World Factbook

~1,153 km2 per 1 million people

2003

Total agricultural land

15

199

World Bank

616,000 km2 of agricultural land

2005

Total agricultural land per capita

57

199

World Bank

~9 km2 of agricultural land per 1,000 people

2005

Area of permanent crops

18

181

Food and Agriculture Organization

2,002,000 hectares of permanent crops, (29.4334 hectares per 1,000 people; Per capita ranking: 69/181[1])

2000

Arable land as % of total land area

109

199

World Bank

9.84% of land area is arable (16,100,000 hectares[2])

2005

Permanent cropland area as % of total land area

110

187

World Bank

0.92% of country's landmass is used as permanent cropland

2005

Index of agricultural production

13

149

United Nations

Index based on agricultural output for 1989-91 taken as 100; Index of Iran: 141

1996-98

Annual diesel consumption in agriculture

7

107

United Nations

Annual diesel consumption in agriculture of 3,341,000 tonnes

2005

Agricultural electricity consumption per capita

18

110

United Nations

241.3 kWh per capita/Year

2005

Cereal production

13

149

World Resources Institute

141,000 tonnes of cereal produced annually

2001

Meat production per capita

73

149

United Nations

~21.1 kg/person annually

1998

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text: Communication and information technology[edit]

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

E-readiness

68

70

Economist Intelligence Unit

2009

Number of Internet Users

15

195

Internet World Stats[3]

70.0% of population use internet

2017

Total number of broadband internet users

44

48

International Telecommunication Union

300,000 broadband internet users or ~0.41% of population; more info: Internet in Iran

2008

Digital Opportunity Index

105

120

International Telecommunication Union[4]

2007

Telephone Lines in Use

10

100

CIA World Factbook

30,818,011 Telephone lines in use; 80% of telephony system had become digitized by 2004[5] 94.8% of homes had telephone lines in 2010[6]

2016

Mobile Phones in Use

22

56

United Nations

74,219,000 Mobile phone users

2016

Investment in telecommunication infrastructure as % of total revenue

10

190

World Bank

73.68% of total revenue in telecommunication sector was reinvested for expansion of telecommunication & Cyberinfrastructure

2005

E-government Readiness

102

193

United Nations

Measure of a country's e-Government capabilities

2010

E-participation of Public

117

193

United Nations

Measure of a nation's population participation in e-Government

2010

Number of daily newspapers & periodicals

14

124

United Nations

112 daily newspapers & periodicals present. See also: Media of Iran.

2000

Number of non-daily newspapers & periodicals

8

91

United Nations

906 non-daily newspapers & periodicals present

2000

Number of Television Broadcast Stations

67

228

CIA World Factbook

In 1997 there were 28 TV broadcast stations plus 450 repeaters in Iran. By 2010, there were 74 high power broadcast stations, 430 medium power and 5,000 low power broadcast stations in addition to 120 TV studios, 47 TV channels & 50 radio channels. Iran switched from SECAM to PAL in 1998. By 2015 Iran planned to complete its switchover to digital TV.[7] More info: Countries by color TV introduction & Countries by TV introduction.

1997

Number of Internet Service Providers (ISP)

9

165

CIA World Factbook

100 ISPs in operation

2002

List of countries by number of Internet hosts

120

190

CIA World Factbook

There are 2,860 Internet hosts in Iran.[citation needed]

2008

Number of websites on national domain

58

World

Webometrics

Iran has 310,000 websites on its national domain (dotIR); Iran ranks 32nd globally in terms of total number of websites[8]

2009

Internet Speed

174

181

Speedtest.net

Hamadan is the province of Iran with the fastest upload/download speed at 0.32/1.09 Mbps and I.P.M. is the fastest ISP in Iran with 0.76/2.87.

2010

Google Transparency Report

World

Google

Iran censors internet traffic. [3]

2010

text: Demographics[edit]

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Birth Rate

96

195

United Nations

20.3 Births per 1000 population/Year

2005-10

Death Rate

183

195

United Nations

5.3 Deaths per 1000 population/year. Top ten causes of death in Iran:  1. Ischaemic heart disease, 2. Road traffic accident, 3. Stroke, 4. Perinatal conditions, 5. Hypertension, 6. Stomach cancer, 7. COPD, 8. Diarrhea, 9. Inflammatory heart disease, 10. Lower respiratory tract infection.[9][10][11] More info: List of most important causes of death for humans.

2005-10

Nations with least divorce rate

25

World

United Nations

Crude divorce rate of 0.94 per 1,000 population; By 2009 Iran's divorce rate had reached 1.7 per 1,000 people[12]

2004

Cities Proper by Population

17

61

United Nations

City proper of Tehran; population: 7,873,000; Area: 760 km2; Population density: 10,359 Persons/km2

2007

Urban agglomerations by Population

28

100

United Nations

Tehran population agglomerate with a population of 7,873,000

2007

Urbanization by country

65

193

CIA World Factbook

74.4% of population is urban; 982 cities & 68,122 villages[13]

2005-10

Urbanization Rate

82

193

CIA World Factbook

Urbanization rate of 1.78%

2005-10

List of countries by infant mortality rate

119

195

United Nations

Infant mortality rate of 30.6 & Under-5 mortality rate of 35.5 /1000 live births

2006

Maternal mortality rate

92

136

United Nations

37/100,000 Pregnancies; By 2008 Iran's MMR became 27.8/100,000 Pregnancies[14]

1985-99

Population

17

223

United Nations

Population of 74,196,000 or approximately 1.09% of the world's population. More info: Past and future population by country.

2009

Life Expectancy

129

World

CIA World Factbook

Overall life expectancy of 74 years; Male: 72.7 years; Female: 75.5 years

2017

Population Growth Rate

96

230

United Nations

Population growth rate of 1.35%

2005-10

Population Density

160

239

United Nations

Population density of 45.017 persons/km2

2005

Net Migration Rate

126

154

CIA World Factbook

Migrants/1000 population: -2.62

2009

Fertility Rate

129

223

United Nations

Total fertility rate of 2.04 births/woman; Iran has reduced its fertility rate of 6.6 births/woman in 1970 to the replacement level of 2 in 2005 in a revolutionary female health program & successfully stopping Iran's first baby-boom; This reduction of fertility rate is one of the fastest in history of mankind[15][16][17][18][19][20] Total fertility rate declined from 7 births/woman in 1979 to 1.9 births/woman in 2006[21]

2005-10

Adolescent fertility rate: Births/1000 females aged 15-19 years

139

185

World Bank

19.14 births/1000 females aged 15–19; ranked from highest rates to lowest; more info: UNICEF statistics

2005

Immigrant population

21

192

United Nations

Immigrants in Iran: 1.05% of total world immigrant population or 1,959,000; 2.861% of Iran's national population

2005

Foreign refugees population

1

110

United Nations

Host to the world's largest and longest staying foreign refugees population,[22][23][24][25][26] mostly Iraqi and Afghan refugees. More info: Afghan Refugees in Iran. As of 2010 there were more than 3 million Afghan refugees living in Iran, and in the prior three decades Iran was host to an average refugee population of over 5 million.[27]

1999

Median age

122

230

CIA World Factbook

Total median age: 30.3; male median age: 30; female median age: 30.5.

2017

text: Economy[edit]

text:
Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

GDP (PPP)

18

193

World Bank

GDP (PPP)= $1.352 trillion.

2016

GDP (PPP) per capita

67

187

International Monetary Fund

GDP (PPP) per capita= $18,077.

2016

GDP (nominal)

27

182

World Bank

GDP (nominal)= $393.4 billion.

2016

GDP (nominal) per capita

96

187

International Monetary Fund

GDP (nominal) per capita= $4,683.

2016

GDP (PPP) per person employed

36

87

CIA World Factbook

US $39,696 per person employed; 33% of the total population is employed

2009

GNI per capita (PPP)

57

World

World Bank

Average national income (PPP) of $11,490 per person/year

2009

GNI per capita (nominal)

89

World

World Bank

GNI (nominal) per capita=US $6,550.

2015

GDP growth rate

68

182

International Monetary Fund

GDP growth of 20.6% (Not adjusted)

2009

GDP (real) growth rate

18

217

International Monetary Fund

Adjusted GDP (real) growth rate of 6.54%; See also: 1990-2007 annualized GDP growth rate

2016

Real GDP per capita growth rate

99

174

World Bank

Iran's real GDP per capita growth rate=3.1%

2006

World's largest consumer markets

35

World

United Nations

Size of Iran's consumer market in 2013 = $190.776 billion

2013

Starting a Business Index

48

World

World Bank

The index measures the ease of starting up a new business

2010

Ease of Doing Business Index

124

190

World Bank

The survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation

2018

Business freedom index

77

World

Freedom Meta-Index

Index measuring freedom for private businesses

2011

Prime lending rate

76

153

CIA World Factbook

Prime lending rate of 12%

2007

Human Development Index

69

188

United Nations / UN Human Development Report 2010

Human development index of 0.702; Categorized among High-HDI countries; Iran ranks 3rd worldwide in terms of progress in its Human Development Index for the past three decades[28]

2016

Human Poverty Index

59

135

United Nations / Complete Report

HPI is a composite index measuring deprivations in the three basic dimensions: a long & healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living; Calculated using HPI-1 formula; Ranked from least poverty index to maximum poverty index; More info: HDR for Iran

2009

National wealth per capita

88

World

World Bank

Iran's per capita national wealth=US $38,000

2000

Income equality

72

World

United Nations

Iran had a Gini coefficient of 38.8.

2014

Least Inflation Rates

83

World

IMF

Inflation rate of ~8%[29] More info: Iranian online consumer price monitor

2010

Government Budget

32

188

CIA World Factbook

Government revenue of $97.7 billion in 2009; 2010-2011 Total Government Budget of $347 billion [30] More info: Government of Iran

2009

Highest government budget surplus

4

World

CIA World Factbook

Government budget surplus of 3.9 billion US dollars

2009

List of countries by received FDI

60

World

CIA World Factbook

$44.640 billion of Foreign Direct Investment in Iran by foreign entities.

2015

List of countries by FDI abroad

65

World

CIA World Factbook

993 million dollars invested by Iranian entities outside of Iran

2008

Size of Sovereign Wealth Funds

20

36

Sovereign Wealth Funds Institute[31]

Sovereign wealth fund of 23 billion dollars in oil stabilization fund (OSF); see also: National Development Fund

2009

Investment as % of GDP

36

145

CIA World Factbook

Share of gross fixed investment as % of GDP: 27.7%

2008

Exports per capita

73

157

CIA World Factbook

$1,211 of exports per capita/year

2014

Tax revenue as % of GDP

163

World

Heritage Foundation

Government tax revenue as % of GDP=7.3%. More info: Taxation in Iran

2008

Current account balance

4

191

International Monetary Fund

Annual account balance of +70.797 billion dollars in surplus

2010

current account balance as % of GDP

38

World

International Monetary Fund

Current account balance as % of GDP= +4.05%; Iran has the world's 38th largest trade surplus as % of GDP

2008

General government final consumption expenditure

38

145

World Bank

General government final consumption is the total government expenditure excluding capital investments; Iran: 15,826,440,000 constant 2000 US$

2005

Gold reserve of government

8

World

International Monetary Fund

907 tonnes of Gold reserves; More info: Gold reserves of Iran, Iranian Crown Jewels

2012

Foreign exchange reserves

20

World

World Bank

$120 billion of forex reserves, More info: Central Bank of Iran

2012

List of countries by imports

46

222

CIA World Factbook

Annual import bill of $66.97 billion

2012

List of countries by exports

52

222

CIA World Factbook

Total annual exports of $66.37 billion

2012

Unemployment rate

75

World

United Nations

Unemployment rate of 11.3%; Ranked from highest unemployment rate to lowest.

2009

Difficulty of hiring index

10

154

Doing Business & World Bank

Measures the difficulty to hire workers; Index of Iran: 78

2004

Difficulty of firing index

118

154

Doing Business & World Bank

Measures the difficulty to fire workers; Index of Iran: 10

2004

Primary exports as % of manufactured exports

9

117

World Bank

Primary export is 93% of total manufactured exports, mostly oil

2000

Compensation of employees as % of total business expenses

14

135

World Bank

47.14% of business expense is employee compensation

2005

GDP sector composition

35

197

CIA World Factbook

Agriculture=11.2%; Industry= 41.7% ; Service= 47.1%; Share of oil related activity in total GDP is less than 10%[32]

2005

Real Growth in Total Trade

73

World

World Bank

The average annual growth rate of the total exports and imports in goods and services at constant 2000 U.S. dollars; This indicator reflects the trade expansion of a country over the period

2008

Public debt as % of GDP

114

World

CIA World Factbook

Total public debt stands at 16.2% of GDP; Ranked from highest total government debt to lowest.

2010

Total external debt

84

World

CIA World Factbook

Ranked from the highest debt to lowest; Total external debt of 12.84 billion dollars; Or 3.7% of GDP; Or $166 per person; 4th least indebted country in the world by external debt to GDP ratio

2010

Total Debt Service

33

135

World Bank

Approximately $2.52 billion paid/year to foreign creditors in interest and principal repayment

2005

$ external debt as /$1000 of GDP

174

186

CIA World Factbook

$61.60/$1000 of GDP

2006

Labour force

22

185

CIA World Factbook

Total labour force of 24.35 million people, more info: Labor and tax laws in Iran

2008

% of Industry in total Labour force

15

139

World Bank

30.4% of labour force work in industry

2005

% of Agriculture in total labour force

47

139

World Bank

24.9% of labour force work in agriculture

2005

% of female employment in industry

5

130

World Bank

28.4% of all industrial labour force is female

2005

% of female employment in agriculture

29

130

World Bank

34.2% of all agricultural labour force is female

2005

Economic activity growth of females

6

156

International Labour Organization

34% growth of female participation in economic activities

1990–2000

Retirement pension as % of GDP

56

58

United Nations/IMF

Iran spends 1.1% of its GDP on national pensions; 5% of Iran's population is 65 yrs old & above; In 2009 for every retiree there were fifteen active workers & by 2050 this ratio is going to fall to three workers per retiree

2009

Index of Economic Freedom

171

179

2008 Heritage Foundation Index of economic freedom[33]

2011

World's highest central bank interest rates

75

World

CIA World Factbook

Annualized interest rate set by the central bank to charge commercial banks for short term loans; More info: Banking and Insurance in Iran

2011

World's highest commercial bank interest rates

76

World

CIA World Factbook

Averaged annualized interest rate charged by the commercial banks on new loans to their most trustworthy customers; More info: Bank Melli Iran

2007

Gross savings as % of Gross National Income

6

172

World Bank

Gross savings of 41.57% of GNI

2005

Highest Marginal Tax Rate on High Income

6

109

World Bank

6th highest marginal tax rate for individual income exceeding $114,101.4; More info: Labour and tax laws in Iran

2006

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains as % of total taxes

11

137

World Bank

Ratio: 58.84%

2005

Number of micro, small & medium enterprises

21

115

World Bank

1,255,382 Enterprises

1997

Number of micro, small & medium enterprises/1000 people

68

113

World Bank

20.62 Enterprises/1000 people

1997

International aid received as % of national GDP

120

129

OECD

International aid received is less than 0.1% of GDP; ~$100 million; The only international aid received is as part of international fight against drug trafficking and Illegal drug trade, chiefly opiates smuggling

2002

Largest Islamic Banking Sector

1

World

The Banker

Iran has the world's largest Islamic banking sector valued at 235.5 billion US dollars[34][35][36]

2009

Least valued currency units

4

World

International Monetary Fund

Iranian rial is the world's 4th least valued currency unit; More info: Iranian rial

2009

World's largest black markets

19

World

Havocscope Black Markets Database[37]

Size of Iran's black market is over US $10.64 billion; Largest black markets in Iran are that of alcohol smuggling ($912.5 million), Drug smuggling ($8.5 billion), Petroleum smuggling ($1.3 billion), Cigarette smuggling, Prostitution, Arms trafficking, Corruption, unlicensed movies and unlicensed software copies.[38][39] More info: Smuggling in Iran

2009

Freedom from taxes index

69

World

Freedom Meta-Index

Index measuring tax free status of different countries

2011

Entrepreneurship

67

177

Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index

See also: Venture capital in Iran and Technology start-ups in Iran

2012

text: Education[edit]

text:
Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Adult literacy rate

47

World

United Nations

91% of adult population (age 15 & above) is literate; Total illiteracy rate of 6.2% of population in 2002 improving from 52.5% in 1976[40] Total literacy rate (age 6 & above): 92.7% in 2002;[13] More info: Functional illiteracy & Aliteracy, Scientific literacy & School leaving age

2011

Education Index

74

176

United Nations

Iran's educational index= 0.683; More info: Technological literacy & Scientific literacy & Information literacy & Cognitive science

2015

Book titles published per year

9

World

Book titles published per country per year

72,871 Book titles published annually;[41][42] More info: Iran Book News Agency

2014

Number of book titles published in applied sciences

16

99

United Nations

2,426 Book titles in applied sciences published

1999

Number of book titles published in arts & recreation

18

93

United Nations

733 Book titles in arts & recreation published

1999

Number of book titles published in psychology & philosophy

13

83

United Nations

706 Book titles in psychology & philosophy published

1999

Number of book titles published in theology

2

96

United Nations

4,504 Book titles in theology published

1999

Number of book titles published in literature

54

98

United Nations

247 Book titles in literature published

1999

Number of book titles published in generalities

12

88

United Nations

612 Book titles in generalities published

1999

Number of book titles published in philology

3

91

United Nations

1,486 Book titles in linguistics published

1999

Number of book titles published in pure sciences

7

94

United Nations

1,844 Book titles in pure sciences published

1999

Number of book titles published in social sciences

30

99

United Nations

1,319 Book titles in social sciences published

1999

Number of Library Books Per capita

72

81

United Nations

~6 library books per 1,000 people

2004

Literacy rate of men aged 15-24

54

155

United Nations

98.1% of male population 15-24 yrs old are literate

2005

Female to Male ratio of Primary School enrollment

1

197

United Nations

1.223 females per one male student[43]

2005

Number of Secondary education students

8

185

World Bank

9,942,201 students in secondary schools

2005

Female/Male ratio of literacy rate in 15-24yrs old population

87

155

United Nations

Female/male ratio of literate 15–24 years old population: 0.99. Total female literacy rate of 76.2% in 2002, improving from 25.5% in 1976.[15]

2005

Number of pupils in primary education

17

193

World Bank

7,307,056 students in primary level schools

2005

Education enrollment at tertiary level

22

200

United Nations

1,714,433 students at tertiary level of education; 64% of university students are female[13]

2002

Education enrollment at tertiary level per capita

68

188

United Nations

26.159 tertiary level students per 1,000 people

2002

Education spending as % of GDP

58

132

United Nations

4.9% of GDP is spent on education

2003

Education budget as % of total government budget

19

161

World Bank

Education budget is 22.85% of total government budget

2005

Total school life expectancy

58

110

United Nations

Citizens on average attend 11.3 years of schooling

1999

Illiteracy rate among population over 15 years old

52

138

United Nations

20.9% of population over 15 years old are illiterate

2003

School Success Index Rank

29

158

Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009

The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for early childhood growth & development, Under-5 survival rate, nutrition, adult female literacy rate, total fertility rate, grade 1 repetition rate, % of children out of school & children proficiency at mathematics, reading & fine motor skills; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158; More info: Study skills

2009

Country Rank by World's Top Universities

55

World

Webometrics

Iran has one university among the list of world's top 1000 universities & 30 among the top 5,000 universities; More info: National rankings of Iranian universities; Complete list for top 12,000 universities

2009

World's largest universities by enrollment

3

World

List of largest universities by enrollment

Islamic Azad University is the world's third largest university with more than 1.3 million students enrolled, it is also the world's largest private university

2010

World's Top Engineering Universities

184

World

Quacquarelli Symonds

University of Tehran stands at 184th and Sharif University of Technology stands at 244th place among the world's top engineering universities

2007

Academic Ranking of World Universities

401

500

ARWU

University of Tehran is ranked at 401st among the world top 500 universities. More info: ARWU 2010 Report.

2010

Ratio of % of universities among top 500 per % share of total GDP by country

34

World

Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

Ranking based on overall world universities ranking equalized against size of national economy to control for the fact that more wealthy nations can support their higher education systems to a greater degree due to higher funding availability, thus measuring the quality of higher education adjusted for money spent on it.

2009

Quality of math & science education

35

World

World Economic Forum

Measure of math and science education quality[44]

2011

text: Energy[edit]

text:
Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Energy consumption per capita

57

World

World Resources Institute

23,748 kW·h/year/person. In 2010, per capita energy intensity in Iran was 15 times higher than in Japan and 10 times higher than the European Union.[45]

2003

Primary energy consumption

13

World

International Energy Agency

Energy, production of ~13.119 quadrillion BTU/year (per 2000 U.S. dollars).[46] By 2009 Iran stood at 11th worldwide, annually consuming 204.8 million TOE.[47]

2006

Primary energy production

6

World

International Energy Agency

Energy, consumption of 7.686 quadrillion BTU/year (per 2000 U.S. dollars)[46]

2006

Energy intensity

1

World

International Energy Agency[45]

2.5 times the Middle Eastern average in 2010; 14,120 tonnes of oil equivalent/$1 million of GDP in 2006.[46] More info: Fuel smuggling in Iran.

2010

Total proven coal reserves

12

59

United Nations

11,143 million tonnes of reserves

2005

Total coal production

32

73

United Nations

1,330,000 tonnes per year

2005

Aviation gasoline exports

6

34

United Nations

Ranked among exporting countries; Iran: 10,000 tonnes/year

2005

Gross inland availability of aviation gasoline

4

131

United Nations

95,000 tonnes of aviation gasoline available per year inside country

2005

Proven natural gas reserves

1

209

CIA World Factbook

Total proven reserves of 33.1 trillion cubic meters or 15.8% of the world's total reserves.[47] More info: Natural gas fields of Iran & Natural gas reserves in Iran. Market value of Iran's total natural gas reserves at comparative international energy price of $75 per barrel of oil stands at ~US $4 trillion.[48]

2012

Proven natural gas reserves per capita

5

71

CIA World Factbook

364,609 cubic meters per person

2005

Natural gas production

4

183

CIA World Factbook

Annual production of 131.2 billion cubic meters.[47] Annual production of ~220 billion cubic meters (0.6 billion cubic meters/day) in 2010.[49]

2007

Natural gas consumption

3

183

CIA World Factbook

Total annual natural gas consumption of 131.7 billion m3. Iran has the world's fastest growth rate in natural gas consumption.[47] Iran by 2011 had 80 years' worth of gas reserves based on 2010 production levels.[50] More info: Peak gas, Natural gas by country.

2009

Natural gas exports

25

182

CIA World Factbook

Annual exports of 6.2 billion cubic meters

2007

Natural gas imports

27

182

CIA World Factbook

Annual imports of 6.1 billion cubic meters

2007

Natural gas consumption by households

5

67

United Nations

Annual household natural gas usage of 1,243,256 Tera-joules

2005

Proven oil reserves

3

97

CIA World Factbook

Total proven reserves of 136.2 billion barrels (2.165×1010 m3), or ~ 1,750 barrels (278 m3) of oil per Iranian citizen. Market value of Iran's total oil reserves at international crude price of $75 per barrel stands at ~US $10 trillion.[48]

2007

Oil production

4

210

CIA World Factbook

Daily production of ~4.2 million barrels (670,000 m3)

2008

Oil R/P ratio

1

World

Statistical Review of World Energy

Iran has the world's highest R/P ratio of 89.4 years for oil.

2010

Oil consumption

15

208

CIA World Factbook

Daily consumption of 1.63 million barrels (259,000 m3)

2006

Oil exports

8

205

CIA World Factbook

Daily exports of 2.21 million barrels (351,000 m3). More info: Iranian oil bourse, OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin; Countries importing Iranian oil in 2011.

2009

Oil exports per capita

20

84

United Nations

1.94 tonnes exported annually per person (~12 barrels (1.9 m3)/person/year)

2005

Oil imports

52

206

CIA World Factbook

Iran imports 153,600 barrels (24,420 m3) of oil per day

2004

Total hydrocarbon reserves (Combined reserves of oil and gas)

2

World

Oil & Gas Journal[51]

Total hydrocarbon reserves of Iran including both oil and natural gas measured in barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) stands at 301.7 billion, just after Saudi Arabia's 302.5 billion BOE and ahead of Russia's 198.3 billion BOE. Alternatively, Iranian government puts the total reserve at 324 billion BOE.[52] Iran is the only country with large reserves of both gas and oil. It is also the only country with large hydrocarbon reserves, which has the potential to massively increase its production due to its current low production levels.[53][54]

2010

Nuclear power rankings of nations

27

World

IAEA

Current Iranian nuclear generated electricity capacity is: 915 Mwh. Iran plans to produce 23,000 MWh of nuclear generated electricity in the future[55] using 19 nuclear power plants.[56] More info: Iranian nuclear program and Nuclear facilities in Iran.

2012

Uranium reserves / Uranium by country

World

World Nuclear Association

As of 2009 Iran had an estimated total uranium reserves of 20,300 tonnes recoverable at a cost of less than $260/kg.[57] As per WNA, Iran's 2012 uranium requirement for power generation was 170 tonnes.[58]

2009

Electricity production

19

210

CIA World Factbook

~193.3 terawatt-hours/year. More info: Electricity in Iran through history and List of power stations in Iran.

2007

Electricity consumption

20

190

CIA World Factbook

Consumption of 136.2 terawatt-hours/year, or 224 watt-hours per person. All settlements with 20 or more families are electrified.[59]

2005

Electricity exports

39

186

CIA World Factbook

Annual exports of ~2.8 terawatt-hours. Iran's electricity exports rose to 5.5 TWh in 2009.[60]

2006

Electricity imports

46

188

CIA World Factbook

Electricity imports of 2.54 TWh/year

2006

Electricity production per capita

86

214

CIA World Factbook

~2,747 kWh per capita/year

2006

Electric power transmission losses as % of total output

30

131

World Bank

Electrical transmission loss: 16.88% of output

2004

Natural gas consumption by power plants

5

97

United Nations

Annual usage of 1,379,527 tera-joules by power stations

2005

Installed wind power capacity

35

76

World Wind Energy Association

Current installed capacity of 82 MWh. Iran's installed Wind power capacity growth rate= 49.4%. More info: Wind farms of Iran.

2008

Largest hydroelectric power stations

44

48

List of largest hydroelectric power stations

Power stations with 2000 MW capacity or more. Iran operates three such dams out of 48 in the world. Total number of dams: 186 operational, 91 under construction. Ranked 3rd worldwide in terms of dams under construction.[13] More info: Energy in Iran and List of reservoirs and dams in Iran.

2010

Diesel usage by power plants

6

171

United Nations

2,708,000 tonnes of diesel used by thermal power plants

2005

Annual refinery output of diesel

13

124

United Nations

Annual production of 24,443,000 tonnes of diesel

2005

Electricity produced from natural gas

6

96

World Bank

125,393 GWh produced from natural gas

2004

Inland availability of diesel oils

11

191

United Nations

21,976,000 tonnes of diesel available per year

2005

Household consumption of diesel

8

149

United Nations

6,374,000 tonnes/year

2005

Private investment in public energy infrastructure

13

93

World Bank

$650,000,000/year

2004

Kerosene consumption by household & other consumers

4

174

United Nations

6,043,000 tonnes/year

2005

Kerosene imports per year

3

166

United Nations

1,105,000 tonnes imported/year

1997

Coal imports

50

110

United Nations

520,000 tonnes imported/year

2005

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Exports

12

93

United Nations

1,791,000 tonnes exported/year

2005

Total motor gasoline (petrol) production

16

121

United Nations

Annual gasoline production of 11,154,000 tonnes

2005

Motor gasoline energy balance requirement

2

205

United Nations

Energy balance requirement of 6,677,000 tonnes of gasoline (petrol). Energy balance requirement is the amount of energy a country needs to import for its needs due to its local non-availability because of production shortage.

2005

Motor gasoline (petrol) imports

5

200

United Nations

6,677,000 tonnes imported/year

2005

Natural gasoline production

4

21

United Nations

1,855,000 tonnes produced

2005

Residual fuel oil consumption by households

3

116

United Nations

1,619,000 tonnes/year consumed by households

2005

Jet fuel imports

64

166

United Nations

Annual importation of 80,000 tonnes of jet fuel

1990

Annual output of jet fuel

37

108

United Nations

Annual production of 850,000 tonnes jet fuel

2005

Least expensive diesel by country

2

World

German government

Diesel fuel prices in Iran are the second cheapest in the world. One liter of diesel costs in commodity barter comparison: ~0.3 of a hen egg.[61]

2005

Least expensive gasoline by country

8

World

German government

Gasoline (petrol) fuel prices are the 8th cheapest in the world. Iran spends 8% of its total state revenue, subsidizing fuel for the domestic market.[61]

2005

Energy Development Index

2

64

International Energy Agency

Index measures a country's per capita energy consumption, use of modern fuels and population's access to electricity.

2011

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Environmental Sustainability Index

132

146

Yale University

Survey was done indirectly and/or by estimation.

2005

Greenhouse emissions per capita

74

World

World Resources Institute

Based on data for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbon, hydrofluorocarbon, sulfur hexafluoride emissions as well as effects of land use change. Iran = 7.6 tonnes of Carbon dioxide equivalent per person/year.

2000

Number of species under threat of extinction

37

158

United Nations

54 species under threat of extinction

1999

Happy Planet Index

81

178

New Economics Foundation

The Happy Planet Index is a measure of the environmental efficiency of supporting citizens' well-being. Iran's index: 47.23

2009

Environmental Performance Index

78

153

Yale University/Columbia University

Iran's index=60.0.[62] More info: Over-consumption and Dashboard of Sustainability.

2010

Total renewable water resources

58

151

CIA World Factbook

Iran has total renewable water resources of 137.5 cubic kilometers. More info: Water security, Water resources, and Peak water

2008

Water availability per capita

116

141

United Nations

Annual fresh water availability of 630 cubic meters per person. Measure of internal renewable water (average annual surface runoff and groundwater recharge generated from endogenous precipitation).

2001

Biodiversity Richness

13

53

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Biodiversity Richness Index: 2

1994

Carbon efficiency

28

141

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center

2.36 tonnes of CO2 emissions/$ of GDP

2005

Coral reefs area

19

28

United Nations

700 km2 of coral reefs

2005

Endangered species protection

71

141

CITES

69.6% of CITES requirement met

2000

Land use statistics by country

16

176

CIA World Factbook

Total cultivated land area of 221,400 square kilometers

2005

Carbon dioxide emissions per capita

70

210

United Nations

5.8 tonnes of CO2 emissions per person. More info: CO2 emissions per person map

2003

Total carbon dioxide emissions

11

210

United Nations

466,976,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions or ~ 1.6% of the world's total emissions

2006

Total forest area

47

220

United Nations

110,750 square kilometers of forests

2007

Fresh water withdrawal

11

168

CIA World Factbook

Total annual water withdrawal of 72.88 km3. Annual per capita withdrawal of 1,048 m3. Rank of 19th by per capita withdrawal; 91% agriculture, 7% domestic, 2% industrial share of withdrawal.

2000

Industrial water pollution

14

129

World Bank

Metal industry contribution to total biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) emissions: 15.55%

2003

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Total area

18

233

United Nations

Area of 1,628,750 km2; or ~1.1% of World's total area

2010

Deadliest earthquakes in history

8

World

List of natural disasters by death toll

856 Damghan earthquake killed more than 200,000 people in Iran on December 22, 856.

856

Countries by number of casualties from earthquakes

2

World

United Nations

Iran has the world's second highest number of casualties due to earthquakes per one million residents. More info: The natural disasters risk index.

2010

Number of major earthquakes

1

World

United Nations

Iran has the world's highest number of major earthquakes. Tremors occur daily somewhere in the country. More info: online earthquake monitoring (with GMT date & time stamp).

2010

Number of billionaires

N/A

N/A

List of Iranian people by net worth

Iran has an estimated 3 million "high net worth individuals",[63] 32,000 individuals with a net worth of $3 million,[64] 1,300 multimillionaires with net assets of $10 million or more and four billionaires (living in Iran).[65] See also: Social class in Iran and List of high net worth Iranians abroad.

2016

World Giving Index

86

World

Charities Aid Foundation

Iran ranked 86th charitable nation worldwide with 35% of population having given money to charities, 38% of population having helped a stranger and only 12% having volunteered time. More info: World's most charitable nations.

2010

Intensity of natural background radiation

1

World

Natural background radiation at Ramsar

Highest natural radioactivity level in the world. Annual dose of 260 mSv. More info: Acute radiation syndrome and Ionizing radiation.

2010

% of water area

102

139

List of countries by percentage of water area

12,000 km2 of sovereign water area or ~0.73% of total sovereign area

2010

Length of coastline

50

196

List of countries by length of coastline

2,440 km of total coastline length, excluding 740 km of coastline with the Caspian Sea, which is landlocked.

2010

Land Area

18

World

List of countries and outlying territories by land area

1,636,000 km2 of land area

2010

World's largest islands

272

World

List of islands by area

Qeshm with an area of 1,336 km2 is the world's 272nd largest island (Greenland is the largest). More info: List of islands by highest point.

2010

World's highest points by country

22

World

List of countries by highest point

Damavand with a height of 5,610 m (18,406 ft). Damavand is also one of the Volcanic Seven Summits. More info: List of mountains in Iran and Extreme points of Earth.

2010

World's lowest points

17

World

List of countries by lowest point

Caspian Sea with a depth of 28 m below sea level is the world's 17th deepest natural point.

2010

World's largest deserts

23

World

List of deserts by area

Dasht-e Kavir is the 23rd and Dasht-e Lut is the 25th largest desert in the world.

2010

Most livable green countries

83

141

Reader's Digest

Composite measure of HDI and ESI

2008

Tea consumption per capita

5

World

World Market Research[66]

Annual per capita tea consumption of 1.2 kg

2004

Coffee consumption per capita

132

World

World Resources Institute

Annual per capita coffee consumption of 0.1 kg

2006

Wheat consumption per capita

7

World

US government

Yearly consumption of ~195 kg per person

2004

Southernmost point by country

127

World

List of countries by southernmost point

South east of Sistan va Baluchestan at 25°03'35"N

2010

Northernmost point by country

60

World

List of countries by northernmost point

West Azarbaijan region at 39°46'38"N

2010

Easternmost point by country

44

World

List of countries by easternmost point

Sistan va Baluchestan region at 63°18'03"E

2010

Westernmost point by country

146

World

List of countries by westernmost point

West Azarbaijan region at 44°02'50"E

2010

Hottest Places on Planet Earth

1

World

NASA

Gandom-Beriyan in Dasht-e Lut is the world's hottest place with a recorded temperature of 70.7 °C (159 °F).[67][68][69] More info: Iran Meteorological Organization, List of weather records (states a record of 87 °C (188 °F) in Abadan, Iran in June 1967), and Climate records.

2005

Least expensive capital cities

1

World

CNN

Tehran is the world's least expensive capital city based on the cost-of-living index and is overall the second cheapest city after Karachi in the world.[70][71] Cost of living comparison between two cities

2007

World's tallest towers

5

World

List of tallest buildings and structures in the world

Milad Tower is the world's fifth tallest tower and 14th tallest freestanding structure. More info: List of tallest structures in Iran and List of tallest freestanding structures in the world.

2010

Largest oil gushers in history

1

World

Oil gusher

Qum wildcat oil gusher blew on August 26, 1956, and had an uncontrollable gusher of 125,000 barrels per day (19,900 m3/d) for three months before it was contained.

2010

World's oldest trees

3

World

Earth Watchers Center

Sarv-e-Abarkooh, at over 4,000 years of age, is the world's third oldest tree.

2010

World's largest sports stadiums

11

World

List of stadiums by capacity

Azadi Stadium with a seating capacity of 100,000 people is the world's 11th largest sports stadium as well as being the world's fourth largest football stadium and world's 44th largest sporting venue.

2010

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Global Competitiveness Report

69

137

World Economic Forum

Report measures global economic competitiveness[72]

2017

Globalization Index

162

181

KOF Globalization Index[73]

Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation

2010

Economic complexity index

65

World

M.I.T (Visualization Atlas)

The Economic Complexity ranking of Iran has increased by 1 places over the past 50 years from 66th in 1964 to 65th in 2014.[74]

2014

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Suicide Rate

164

183

WHO

Total suicide rate = 3.6/100,000 people

2015

Tobacco Consumption per capita

71

182

WHO

835.51 Cigarettes smoked per adult per year.

2014

Alcohol consumption per capita

168

World

WHO

Per capita alcohol consumption of 1.00 liters per year; More info: Alcohol and cancer & Alcoholic liver disease

2010

% of population with access to essential drugs

54

163

World Health Organization

Categorized in medium access level of 80%; Number of factories producing medicine: 122[13]

2000

Female % of HIV positive population 15+ years

107

112

World Bank

16.67% of over-15 years old HIV+ population is female

2005

Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people

144

200

World Bank

23.48 per 100,000 People; 100% of all patients are under proper medical treatment as per WHO guidelines[75]

2005

Physicians per 1000 people

138

202

World Bank

0.45 physicians/1000 people; Alternative WHO 2005 indicators: Total Physicians=61,870, Pharmaceutical personnel density=0.2/1000 People, Nursing and midwifery personnel density=1.6/1000 People, Dentistry personnel density=0.2/1000 People[76]

2004

Prevalence of opiate addiction

1

132

United Nations

Prevalence rate of 2.8% of population; Almost all opiates smuggled into Iran from Afghanistan; Initiation age for most Iranian addicts is their 20s;[77] More info: Rankings of most harmful drugs

1999

Annual cannabis use by country

31

67

United Nations

Annual prevalence rate of 4.2% of population

1999

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate

153

171

CIA World Factbook

HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate of 0.1% of Population; Recent WHO report puts the number of HIV+ people at 110,000 people or ~0.16% of population in 2007 & accelerating;[78][79] In past the primary mode of transmission was by syringe sharing among drug addicts but it is now being replaced by high risk sexual contacts;[80] Iran in 2003 had over 700,000 cases of sexually transmitted infections[81]

2001

Deaths due to HIV/AIDS

47

153

CIA World Factbook

4,300 people die annually because of AIDS/HIV infection; Recent WHO report puts the number of deaths at 6,000 in 2007[78] WHO report puts the coverage of antiretroviral therapy at 6%[78]

2007

Prevalence of HIV among population aged 15-49 years

104

148

World Bank

Listed from highest rate to lowest; Iran: 0.15% of 15- to 49-year-olds are HIV+; Recent WHO report puts the % of HIV+ 15- to 49-year-olds at 0.3% in 2007[78]

2005

Access to Sanitation

22

129

CIA World Factbook

99% of population have access to proper sanitation

2003

% of Population undernourished

76

76

United Nations

Listed from highest malnourishment rates to lowest; Iran: less than 5% of population is malnourished; More info: Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Iran & Nutrition Landscape Information System for Iran & United Nations map of the world showing % of national population suffering from undernourishment

2009

Prevalence of contraceptive use among women

25

176

World Bank

74% of women aged 15–49 use contraceptives; alternately ranked by UN at 12th/89 with 73% prevalence; Most widely used method is "contraceptive pill";[82] More info: Contraceptive security

2000

Hospital beds/1000 people

133

191

World Bank

Hospital beds/1000 population: 1.6/1000; 758 hospitals, 225,000 hospital beds, 438 emergency centers[13]

2001

Underweight children rate

63

95

United Nations

Ranking is from highest rate to lowest; Iran: ~2% of children are underweight

2005

Dietary caloric intake

40

World

FAO

Iranians on average consume 3040 kcal/person/day; More info: Nutrition

2007

Malaria cases per 100,000 of population

72

94

United Nations/Complete report for Iran

Ranking is from highest rate to lowest; Malaria cases in Iran: 27/100,000 of population

2001

World ranking of overall national health systems

93

190

WHO

Ranked from best overall health care systems to worst; More info: Health literacy

2000

World ranking of national health system performance & attainment

58

191

WHO

Ranking is based on composites of overall health care system, health level & distribution, responsiveness level & distribution, fairness in financial contribution, overall health goals attainment and per capita health expenditure

1997

Total health expenditure per capita

69

World

WHO

US $678 spent on health per person; Total health expenditure is 6.8% of GDP (PPP)

2006

% of under-5 year old children with ARI taken to health provider

3

80

United Nations

93% of children with Acute Respiratory Infection taken to health provider

2002

% of total births attended by skilled health staff

35

158

Save the Children

97% of all births attended by skilled health staff; Ranked among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158

2009

Expenditure on health as % of GDP

75

188

World Bank

6.6% of GDP is spent on health

2004

% of babies exclusively breastfed for 6 months

30

125

United Nations

44% of babies exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life; More info: Facts on Breastfeeding

1995–2002

% of households consuming iodized salt

15

112

United Nations

94% of households consume iodized salt

1997–2002

Out of pocket health expenditure as % of private expenditure on health

64

187

World Bank

94.8% of private health expenditure is out of pocket; More info: Health care system and Publicly funded health care

2004

Prepaid plans as % of private health expenditure

75

187

WHO

Prepaid plans constitute 2.9% of private health funding; More info: Universal health care

2002

Government expenditure on health per capita

84

185

WHO

Government spends $206 per person/Year

2002

Total expenditure on health per capita

69

185

WHO

Total health expenditure by government & private sectors: $432 Per capita/Year

2002

Total population suffering from undernourishment

92

103

Countries by undernourishment rate

Listed from highest rate to lowest; Iran: 4% of population is undernourished[83]

2006

Probability of not reaching 40 years of age

73

111

United Nations

Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 9.3%

2001

Probability of reaching 65 years of age (males)

62

159

United Nations

Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 68.9%

2000

Probability of reaching 65 years of age (females)

91

159

United Nations

Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 74.3%

2000

Total number of kidney transplants/Year

20

47

Worldwide Transplant Center Directory

228 kidneys transplanted in 2002; Iran ranked 4th worldwide in 2007 with more than 2000 transplants performed annually[84][85]

2002

Kidney transplants per capita

35

47

Worldwide Transplant Center Directory

3.35205 kidney transplants per 1 million people/Year

2002

Countries by total disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate

110

194

WHO

Iran has total DALY rate of 175.2 years per 1000 of population; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More information: The burden of disease & injury in Iran & Global burden of disease & World Health Statistics 2009

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Tuberculosis

118

194

WHO

DALY rate of 0.78 year/1000 people for TB; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) excluding HIV/AIDS

100

194

WHO

DALY rate of 1.1 years/1000 people for STDs excluding HIV/AIDS; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for HIV/AIDS

102

194

WHO

DALY rate of 0.83 year/1000 people for AIDS/HIV; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Diarrhea

89

194

WHO

DALY rate of 4.4 years/1000 people for diarrhea; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Meningitis

122

194

WHO

DALY rate of 0.50 year/1000 people for meningitis; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Hepatitis B

88

194

WHO

DALY rate of 0.14 year/1000 people for hepatitis B; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Higher DALYs in risk groups e.g. truck drivers[86]

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Hepatitis C

89

194

WHO

DALY rate of 0.07 year/1000 people for hepatitis C; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Respiratory Infections

105

194

WHO

DALY rate of 4.62 years/1000 people for Respiratory infections; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Maternal conditions

76

194

WHO

DALY rate of 5.49 years/1000 people for Maternal conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Perinatal conditions

77

194

WHO

DALY rate of 15.97 years/1000 people for Perinatal conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Malnutrition

93

194

WHO

DALY rate of 4.24 years/1000 people for Malnutrition; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Obesity in Iran & Obesity Scale Country Comparison & Facts on Malnutrition & Map of Obesity

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Cancers

148

194

WHO

DALY rate of 7.63 years/1000 people for Cancers; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Cancer Country Profile

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Diabetes

121

194

WHO

DALY rate of 2.77 years/1000 people for Diabetes; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Neuro-Psychiatric conditions

46

194

WHO

DALY rate of 34.41 years/1000 people for Neuro-Psychiatric diseases: Neurological+Psychiatric conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for diseases of sensory organs

49

194

WHO

DALY rate of 12.84 years/1000 people for diseases of Sensory organs: Eye diseases+Ear diseases ; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Cardiovascular diseases

80

194

WHO

DALY rate of 21.63 years/1000 people for Cardiovascular diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Physical Inactivity Prevalence in Iran & Raised Cholesterol Prevalence in Iran & Raised Blood Pressure Prevalence in Iran

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Respiratory diseases

134

194

WHO

DALY rate of 6.18 years/1000 people for Respiratory diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Digestive diseases

169

194

WHO

DALY rate of 3.44 years/1000 people for Digestive diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Genito-Urinary diseases

123

194

WHO

DALY rate of 1.86 years/1000 people for Genito-urinary diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Prevalence of circumcision

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Skin diseases

145

194

WHO

DALY rate of 0.42 years/1000 people for Skin diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Musculoskeletal diseases

130

194

WHO

DALY rate of 3.83 years/1000 people for Musculoskeletal diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Example: Burden of osteoporosis in Iran

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Congenital Anomalies

82

194

WHO

DALY rate of 4.41 years/1000 people for Congenital anomalies; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Oral diseases

37

194

WHO

DALY rate of 2.13 years/1000 people for Oral diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for All Accidents

29

194

WHO

DALY rate of 29.7 years/1000 people for Un-intentional Injuries; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Economic compensation of accidental injuries in Iran

2004

Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Intentional Injuries

138

194

WHO

DALY rate of 3.2 years/1000 people for Intentional Injuries; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Economic loss of 0.49% of GDP/Year due to violence & intentional injuries[87]

2004

Total healthy life expectancy at birth

119

192

WHO

Total Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 57.6 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest

2004

Male healthy life expectancy at birth

117

192

WHO

Male Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 56.1 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest

2004

Male healthy life expectancy at 60 years of age

132

192

WHO

Male Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 10.4 years on average at 60 years of age; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest

2004

Female healthy life expectancy at birth

118

192

WHO

Female Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 59.1 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest

2004

Female healthy life expectancy at 60 years of age

121

192

WHO

Female Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 11.9 years on average at 60 years of age; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest

2004

Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (Male)

2

192

WHO

Expectation of lost healthy years (Male) of 10.4 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest loss of healthy years to lowest; Iran is 2nd after Yemen in the world & followed by Iraq

2004

Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (Female)

1

192

WHO

Expectation of lost healthy years (Female) of 12.5 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest loss of healthy years to lowest; Iran has the highest loss of healthy years for females in the world

2004

Urban sulfur dioxide pollution

1

141

World Health Organization

City SO2 concentration: 209 micrograms/m3; More info: WHO map of deaths due to air pollution

1995

Country Rank by Top World Hospitals

21

World

Webometrics

Iran has one hospital among world's top 200 hospitals, 2 in top 500 and 4 in top 1000

2009

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Oldest countries on earth

1

World

List of countries by statehood

Iran with its inception in 3200 BC, is the oldest country in the world. More info: History of Iran and List of sovereign states by formation date

2010

World Tourism rankings

5

Middle East

United Nations

5.2 million foreign tourists visited Iran in 2015.

2015

World heritage sites

11

239

United Nations

21 World Heritage Sites; More info: List of the world heritage sites

2010

Longest defensive wall

2

World

List of walls

Great Wall of Gorgan is the second longest defensive wall in existence after the Great Wall of China

2010

World's oldest artificial water reservoirs

1

World

Qanat

The world's oldest water reservoir is in Gonabad, is more than 2700 years old & is still in use; It is also the world's largest qanat; More info: Iranian architecture

2010

Sovereign jewels collection

1

World

Iranian Crown Jewels

World's largest collection of jewels

2010

Number of former national capitals

1

World

List of former national capitals

Highest number of national capital relocations; Iran has had 31 former capitals before Tehran[88]

2010

Largest producers of handmade carpets

1

World

Carpet

Iran produces 3/4 of the world's handmade carpets; Iran has 30% share of the world's carpet export market;[89][90][91][92] Iran has also produced the world's largest handmade carpet, measuring 60,546 square feet.[93][94][95] More info: Carpet Museum of Iran

2010

Total cinema attendance

19

78

United Nations

26,000,000 attendances

2003

Number of cinema seats

15

60

United Nations

173,000 Cinema seats in total

1995

text: Industry and mining[edit]

text:
Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

World's Largest Petroleum Companies

2

World

Energy Intelligence[96]

The Iranian government-owned corporation of NIOC after Aramco is the world's second-largest petroleum company.

2008

World's largest mining companies

23

World

World Bank

Iran's national mining corporation (IMIDRO) is the world's 23rd largest mining company with 0.6% of the world's total mining production

2007

World's Largest State Owned Corporations

7

World

Financial Times

National Iranian Oil Company with a market capitalization of US $220 billion in 2006 ranked 7th worldwide.

2006

Industrial production growth rate

28

161

CIA World Factbook

Industrial growth rate of 4.0% annually; Alternatively put at 7.4% by Iranian government[13]

2009

List of countries by motor vehicle production

12

52

International Organization of Automobile Manufacturers

1,395,421 automobiles manufactured in 2009; During period 2000-2010 Iran after China had the highest growth in automobile manufacturing; Over 1.6 million vehicles & 1 million motorcycles were produced in 2010;[97] More info: Automotive industry in Iran

2009

High Technology Exports per capita

114

167

World Bank

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in nuclear, aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments and electrical machinery; Iran: ~1,461 $ per 1,000 people/Year

2004

Petrochemical production

45

World

Chemical & Engineering News

Iran is the world's 45th largest chemical producer with an annual production sale value of 7.8 billion dollars;[98][99][100][101] NIOC of Iran with ~1.67 million barrels per day (266,000 m3/d) ranks 11th globally in terms of total oil refining capacity;[102] NIPC of Iran plans to become world's second largest producer of chemicals by 2015,[103] Iran also plans to become world's second largest exporter of Polymers[104]

2008

Non-energy use of bitumen asphalt

6

130

United Nations

Annual use of 3,496,000 tonnes of asphalt

2005

Trademarks Per capita

33

142

World Bank

Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify/protect goods or services as those produced by an enterprise or individual; Iran: ~153 per 1 million people. More info: Intellectual property in Iran

2001

Non-energy use of lubricants

9

147

United Nations

770,000 tonnes of lubricants used annually

2005

Usage of naphtha by industry

13

45

United Nations

Annual use of 2,492,000 tonnes of naphtha

2005

Industrial electricity consumption per capita

73

171

United Nations

~692 kWh per capita/Year

2005

Industrial use of residual oil

5

142

United Nations

6,869,000 tonnes used/Year of residual oil

2005

Quantity of value added manufacturing

29

155

World Bank

21.22 billion constant year 2000 US$/Year of value added manufacturing

2005

Bagasse consumption by industry

27

80

United Nations

1,206,000 tonnes of Bagasse consumed by industry annually

2005

Diesel consumption by industry

15

128

United Nations

1,798,000 tonnes/Year

2005

Total lubricant production

10

86

United Nations

Annual lubricants production of 955,000 tonnes

2005

Natural gas consumption by chemical industry

9

66

United Nations

Annual usage of 138,966 Tera-joules

2005

Blast furnace gas consumption by industry

19

47

United Nations

10,102 Tera-joules of blast furnace gas consumed/Year

2005

Coal consumption by industry

42

89

United Nations

330,000 tonnes/Year

2005

Steel production by country

16

World

World Steel Association/US Geological Survey

More than 10.9 million tonnes/Year in 2009; Iran's production capacity reached 20 million tonnes/year in 2010;[105][106] Iran plans to increase its steel production to more than 35 million tonnes/year by 2015[107][108]

2009

Copper mine production

12

World

British Geological Survey

Annual production of 249,100 tonnes

2006

Aluminium production

17

World

List of countries by aluminium production

Annual production of 457,000 tonnes

2006

Cement production

5[109]

World

List of countries by cement production / Pie Chart of World's Production

2009: Annual production of 45 million tonnes, or ~1.6% of the world's total output & total production capacity of 55 million tonnes annually;[110] Iran ranks 10th globally in terms of cement export[111] See also: Construction in Iran

2010

Iron production

8

World

US Geological Survey

Annual production of 33 million tonnes

2009

Gypsum production

2

World

British Geological Survey

Iran is the world's 2nd largest producer after China

2006

Iron ore production

8

World

US Geological Survey

Annual production of 33 million tonnes[112]

2009

Production of natural iron oxide

9

World

US Geological Survey

Annual production of 2,600 tonnes

2006

Production of ammonia

21

World

US Geological Survey

Annual ammonia production of 1.02 million tonnes

2006

Reserves of Zinc

1

World

British Geological Survey

Iran has the world's largest zinc reserves, in addition to 2nd largest reserves of copper, ninth largest reserves of iron and eleventh largest reserves of lead[113][114][115]

2010

Industrial imports by country

28

World

World Trade Organization

Iran ranks 28th globally in terms of importation of industrial machinery

2004

text: Military and defense[edit]

text:
Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Composite Index of National Capability (CINC)

15

World

Correlates of War[116]

CINC is a statistical measure of national hard power as opposed to soft power representing demographic, economic and military strength of a nation; Index of Iran=0.013450, Index of World's total capability=1.

2007

Military expenditures

24

154

SIPRI

Total annual military budget of 9.17 billion dollars.[117] In 2010 the Iranian government put the total security and defence budget including that of army, IRGC, police, military R&D, intelligence agencies, etc. at $17.14 billion.[118][119]

2009

List of countries by military expenditure per capita

62

World

CIA World Factbook

Iranian military per capita expenditure of US $64.77

2008

Military expenditure as % of GDP

37

154

SIPRI

Iran spends 2.7% of its GDP on its military defense; More info: Comparison of world's expenditure on military, health and education

2008

Fire Power Rankings of Countries

12

World

Global Fire Power[120]

Ranking based on conventional military firepower

2010

Total number of troops

7

World

CSIS

Total troops numbering 3,833,000; More info: Rank insignia of the Iranian military

2009

Male manpower fit for military service

15

234

CIA World Factbook

17.67 million males fit for military service

2009

Male manpower reaching military service age annually

15

234

CIA World Factbook

700,213 males reach military service age annually

2009

List of countries by size of police forces

30

60

CSIS

Police force size of 40,000 personnel

2006

Private gun & firearms ownership

79

178

Small Arms Survey[121]

7.3 guns owned privately per 100 civilian residents; There were 3.5 million small arms owned by Iranian residents

2007

Arms exports/Year

37

40

SIPRI

Iran's arms exports in 2005: US $1 million; Iran is prohibited from exporting its locally manufactured military equipment by United Nations Security Council; Iran is currently facing the longest sanction in modern history;[122][123] More info: Sanctions against Iran & Iran and Libya Sanctions Act & CASMII; Iran's weapons exports were US $2 million in 2008[124]

2005

Arms imports/Year

17

169

World Bank

Iran's arms imports in 2005: US $403 million; More info: Iran's weapons's imports in 2008 were US $91 million,[124] Iran is banned from importing weapons by United Nations Security Council sanctions of 2010;[125] Iranian arms imports comparison by CSIS

2005

Arms imports per capita/Year

60

169

World Bank

Approximately 6 dollars per Person per Year

2005

Deadliest wars and armed conflicts

18

World

List of wars and disasters by death toll

The defensive war which Iran fought when Iraq tried to invade Iran is the 18th most bloody war in history of mankind; Iran has not been engaged in an offensive war since the Battle of Karnal in 1739.

2010

List of countries by number of UN peacekeepers

107

World

United Nations

Iran had two military personnel working as UN peacekeepers at conflict zones around the world

2010

Most heavily mined countries

2

World

WHO

16 million mines[126]

2003

text: Politics[edit]

text:
Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Global Peace Index

104

149

Economist Intelligence Unit

More info: GPI map for 2010

2010

Political orientation as % of far left proponents in population

9

61

World Values Survey

7.3% of population hold far left political views; More info: Map of Iran's political blogosphere

2005

Political orientation as % of far right proponents in population

40

61

World Values Survey

3.9% of population hold far right political views

2005

Corruption Perceptions Index

131

176

Transparency International

See also: Crime in Iran

2016

Irregular payments & bribes

69

World

World Economic Forum

Extent of bribery in business environment

2010

Worldwide press freedom index

166

169

Reporters Without Borders

More info: Countries ranked by journalists killed

2007

Democracy Index

145

167

Economist Intelligence Unit

2008

% Female ministers as of total ministers

23

125

Inter-Parliamentary Union

Females: 27.1% of government at ministerial level

2000

List of countries by Failed States Index

38

177

Fund For Peace

More info: Foreign relations of Iran

2009

Presidential election voting age population

10

91

Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

32,585,700 eligible voters for presidential elections; More info: Politics of Iran

2003

Freedom of the Press (report)

184

196

Freedom House

More info: Media of Iran

2009

Limited government index

73

World

Freedom Meta-Index

Index measuring the relative size of the government in people's lives

2011

Public trust of politicians

39

World

World Economic Forum

Degree of public trust in ethical standards of their politicians.

2010

text: Religion[edit]

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Muslim population

7

67

Demographics of Islam

7th largest Muslim population in the world; More info: List of countries by Muslim population

2005

Muslims as % of population

6

168

International Religious Freedom Report

98% of population is Muslim; More info: Religions by country

2004

Shia's as % of total Muslim population

1

67

Demographics of Islam

89% of Muslim population of the country is Shia

2005

Number of Shia Muslims by Country

1

67

Demographics of Islam

61,924,500 Shia Muslims; Second is India with an estimated population of 40 to 55 million as per 2001 Census followed by Pakistan with an estimated Shia population of 30 to 45 million. More info: Demographics of Shia Islam

2005

Sunni's as % of total Muslim population

67

67

Demographics of Islam

9% of Muslim population of the country is Sunni

2005

Bahá'í population by country

2

247

Bahá'í Faith by country

Population of 150,000-500,000

2004

Protestants population

98

167

Protestantism by country

Population of 204,054

2004

Population of Roman Catholics

149

170

Roman Catholicism by country

Population of 13,603

2004

Zoroastrian population by country

2

World

Zoroastrianism

Population of 24,000-30,000

2005

Jewish population of countries

24

89

World Jewish Congress

~25,000-40,000 Jews live in Iran according to various estimates[127][128][129]

1998

text: Science and technology[edit]

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Global Innovation Index

120

143

World Intellectual Property Organization[130]

Index measures enabling environment for innovation; More info: Ingenuity & Creativity

2014

Science & Technology Growth Rate

1

World

Science-Metrix Report / Science-Metrix country graph comparison / Government of United Kingdom

Highest science & technology growth rate in the world, 1000% increase in 9 years (1995–2004); Iran has increased its academic publishing output from 0.0003% of world's total output in 1970 to 0.29% by 2004 (That is ~100000% growth in 33 years),[131] by 2008 Iran's share had reached 1.02% of the world's total output (~340000% growth in 37 years);[132] Iran's 2009 growth rate in science & technology was highest globally being 11 times faster than the world's average rate; Iran has been doubling its scientific output every 3 years;[133] In 2009 ranked at 22nd by total scientific output; 19th in mathematics output, 17th in computer science applications output, 15th in nuclear technology output; 28th in physics output; 16th in aerospace technology output; 17th in medicine output, 13th in chemistry output & 15th in nanotechnology output[134][135] More info: Science in newly industrialized countries; Iranian scientific publications online digital archive

2010

Total Research & Development spending in PPP US dollars

27

World

United Nations

Iran spends 6.2 billion US dollars in PPP terms equaling to ~0.7% of its GDP (PPP), Iran has 500 scientists & tech personnel working in R&D sector for every one million of population;[136] More info: Iran National Science Foundation & Science of science policy & Science policy & Technology Life Cycle & Iranian cities among world's science cities

2010

Research and development spending

43

69

World Bank

About 0.5% of GDP was spent on research and development in year 2000; Iran's spending on R&D is to reach 3% of GDP by 2015;[137] Government funds 75% of all Research in Iran[138]

2000

Research and development spending per capita

58

69

World Bank

0.007351% of national GDP per 1 million people; More info: Emerging technologies

2000

Technology Achievement Index

45

68

United Nations

Technology Achievement Index measures creation of technology, diffusion of recent innovations, diffusion of old innovations & human skills; Iran's score: 0.26 out of 1; Iran ranks 1st in the region, 4th in Asia and 12th in the world in producing biological drugs.[139] More info: Human capital

2001

Patents granted per capita

56

60

World Intellectual Property Organization

0.014702 Patents per one million people; More info: Intellectual property in Iran & Technological determinism

1998

Patents

90

World

World Intellectual Property Organization

More info: Patent & Business incubator

2013

Industrial Design

100

World

World Intellectual Property Organization

More info: Invention & Seed accelerator

2013

Trademarks

82

World

World Intellectual Property Organization

More info: Science park & Trademark

2013

Highest budget national space agencies

9

World

List of space agencies

ISA with $500 million/Year has the 9th highest budget of a national space organization in the world

2010

First orbital launches by country

9

World

Timeline of first orbital launches by country

Iran is the 9th country to reach space; More info: Outer Space Treaty

2010

Biological space launch capability

6

World

Animals in space

Iran is the sixth country to have launched animals into space & recover them alive

2010

Total human spaceflight time by country

21

World

List of spaceflight records

Iran stands 21st in terms of total time spent by its nationals in space; Only one Iranian (Anousheh Ansari) has spent ~11 person-days in space as a space tourist; More info: Timeline of space travel by nationality

2007

text: Society[edit]

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Quality-of-life index

58

80

Economist Intelligence Unit

Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimations

2013

Legatum Prosperity Index

92

110

Legatum Institute

Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimations

2010

Satisfaction with Life Index

96

178

Measure of subjective life satisfaction

Measurement of wealth, health and access to basic education; Score of Iran=200; More info: Sociocultural evolution & Happiness economics

2006

Incarceration Rate

57

217

International Centre for Prison Studies

222 Prisoners per 100,000 People

2009

% female prisoners as of total prison population

81

134

International Centre for Prison Studies

Females comprise 3.5% of prison population

2003

% pre-trial detainees as of total prison population

89

143

International Centre for Prison Studies

Pre-trial detainees comprise 24.8% of total prison population

2003

Homicide Rate

66

144

United Nations

Homicide rate of 2.93 intentional murders per 100,000 people

2009

Global Gender Gap Report

123

134

World Economic Forum

Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation

2010

Mother's Index Rank

49

158

Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009

The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of mothers; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158

2009

Women's Index Rank

45

158

Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009

The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of women; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158

2009

Children's Index Rank

45

158

Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009

The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of children; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158

2009

Child Development Index

68

143

Save the Children: Child Development Index 2008

Index measures education, health & nutrition of children

2000–2006

Sen Social Welfare Function

49

World

List of countries by Sen social welfare function

Iran is 49th in the world in terms of best social welfare function

2009

Gender-related Development Index

76

155

United Nations / Complete Report

Index shows the inequalities between men and women in these areas: long and healthy life, knowledge & a decent standard of living

2009

Gender Empowerment Measure

103

109

United Nations / Complete Report

Index measures inequalities between men's and women's opportunities in a country

2009

Sustainable Society Index

97

World

SSI rankings for 2010

Sustainable Society Index measures three dimensions of human, environmental and economical well being; More info: SSI 2010 complete report

2010

World's best countries

79

World

Newsweek

Ranking of the world's best countries based on categories of education, health, quality of life, economic dynamism and political environment

2010

Drug Freedom Index

64

World

Freedom Meta-Index

Index measuring access to recreational drugs; In Iran: Illegal drug trade can have punishments ranging from fines to lashings, imprisonment & death penalty; Personal drug consumption is generally overlooked by law[140]

2011

Judicial independence

65

World

World Economic Forum

The extent of judicial independence

2010

text: Transport[edit]

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Rankings

Name

Rank

Out of

Source

Notes

Year

Merchant marine capacity

31

148

CIA World Factbook

Iran owns a total of 188 ships of which 73 are Iranian flagged ships & 115 ships sail with foreign flags plus one additional foreign (UAE) owned ship sailing with Iranian flag; More info: Iran Shipping Lines; Iran also has a fleet of 46 marine tankers consisting of 28 VLCC, 9 Suezmax, 5 Aframax, 3 chemical vessels and a single LPG tanker; The total number of tankers is to be increased to 74 by 2013 and to more than 80 by 2015.;[141] National Iranian Tanker Company was the world's fifth largest tanker operator with 43 ships in 2010 & is expected to become the world's third largest tanker company with 74 ships in 2013[142]

2008

Rail transport network size

21

151

International Union of Railways

Total rail network length of 11,106 km; More info: Iran railways

2008

Road network size

29

191

CIA World Factbook

Total road network length of 172,927 km

2006

Total length of pipelines

8

120

CIA World Factbook

Total pipeline length of 36,509 km; condensate 7 km; condensate/gas 397 km; gas 19,161 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil 8,438 km; refined products 7,936 km; Iran ranks 4th worldwide by natural gas pipeline length[143] having 32,000 km of gas pipelines in 2010[144] Iran plans to have 70,000 km of natural gas pipelines by 2025[145]

2007

Length of Liquid Petroleum Gas Pipelines

6

17

CIA World Factbook

570 km of LPG pipelines

2006

Length of Oil Pipelines

6

97

CIA World Factbook

8,256 km of oil pipelines

2006

Rapid transit systems

20

53

Total rapid transit systems statistics by country

120.1 km of rapid transit network length with 64 stations

2002

Vehicles per capita

56

144

List of countries by vehicles per capita

175 automobiles per 1000 people in addition to 110 motorbikes per 1000 people; More info: Automotive industry in Iran & List of international vehicle registration codes

2010

Waterways length

70

109

CIA World Factbook

850 km of waterways

2008

Air transport, freight

59

176

World Bank

98.22 million tonnes-km/Year airlifted

2005

Air transport, passengers carried

26

177

World Bank

12,708,350 Air passengers/Year; More info: Countries with the most fatal civil airliner accidents

2005

Number of airports

26

251

CIA World Factbook

331 Operational airports

2007

Number of heliports

14

World

CIA World Factbook

19 Operational heliports

2010

Rail usage by Annual Passenger-Km Per Capita

26

32

International Union of Railways

Ranked among countries with more than 5 billion passenger-km/year; Iran: 180 passenger-km Per Capita/Year

2006

Rail usage by annual Billion Tonne-Kilometers/Year

20

32

International Union of Railways

Ranked among countries with more than 10 billion tonne-kilometers; Iran: 20.5 billion tonne-kilometers

2006

Metro systems by annual passenger rides

18

145

Tehran Metro[146]

622.2 million passenger rides in 2010;[147] Tehran Metro is the largest and busiest metro system in South Asia and the second largest and busiest in middle east

2010

Total number of Airports with paved runways

20

227

CIA World Factbook

129 Operational airports with paved runways

2007

Number of airports with paved runways, length: over 3047 meters

4

161

CIA World Factbook

40 Airport runways with length of over 3047 m

2007

Gasoline (Petrol) consumption by transport sector

10

194

United Nations

Annual gasoline (petrol) consumption of 17,854,000 tonnes by vehicles

2005

Jet fuel bunker capacity

21

158

United Nations

National jet fuel bunker capacity of 850,000 tonnes

2005

Traffic related deaths per capita

11

World

List of countries by traffic-related death rate / Smeed's law / Epidemiology of motor vehicle collisions / Traffic injuries in Iran

35.8 people per 100,000 of population die in traffic accidents yearly; Total annual deaths of 22,918 and 685,000 injured according to WHO report 2009;[148][149] Leading cause of premature death & disability in Iran; 1.3 million potential life-years lost annually; Male to female death ratio of 5 to 1; Most common causes: not wearing seat belt, taligating, over-speeding, wrong overtakes, not wearing helmets, rapid changing of lanes, not signalling; Property damages worth more than $18 billion per year due to vehicle collisions;[150][151][152] More info: Car accidents in Iran, Graph comparisons of Iran & Rapid motorization & traffic injuries in Iran & Statistical comparison of travel safety

2000

Number of Natural Gas Vehicles by Country

1

World

Worldwide NGV Statistics[153]

Iran has the world's largest fleet of vehicles running on CNG at 2.86 million NGVs and 1,800 fueling stations by the end of 2011;[154] Iran is also the world's fastest growing NGV market[155][156][157] By end of 2011, Iran's refueling stations had a total of 10,656 gas dispensers with installed cumulative capacity of 1.93 million cubic meters per hour & supplying more than 17 million cubic meters of gas per day to NGV's; The number of fueling stations is to increase to 2,500 by the end of 2012 and to more than 3,000 in 2013[158]

2011

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