International Rankings of Iran 2014, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	197,804	72	2012
Internet users	8,214,000	35	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	28,760,000	12	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	58,160,000	24	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$92,630,000,000	36	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$79,690,000,000	40	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-2.40	98	2013 est.
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	11.25	70	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$9,307,000,000	174	2013 est.
Debt - external	$14,840,000,000	86	2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	44.5	45	2006
Exports	$67,040,000,000	53	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	25.30	151	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	13.30	129	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	45.90	167	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-16.60	2	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	30.60	31	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	1.50	42	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	9.80	91	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	46.20	23	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	44.10	181	2012 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$541,200,000,000	22	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$13,000	100	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$988,400,000,000	18	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	-1.90	208	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	30.30	25	2012 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	29.60	83	2005
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	2.60	78	2005
Imports	$70,030,000,000	43	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	-5.80	173	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	19.90	9	2013 est.
Labor force	27,050,000	23	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	25.00	86	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	31.00	20	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	45.00	122	2012 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 86,620,000,000	43	31 Dec 2012
Population below poverty line (%)	18.70	109	2007 est.
Public debt (% of GPD)	18.40	131	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$74,060,000,000	29	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 199,900,000,000	40	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$3,345,000,000	67	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$37,310,000,000	57	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$77,740,000,000	59	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 42,910,000,000	50	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	14.7	197	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	15.50	56	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	624,900,000	8	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	2,377,000	4	2011 est.
Crude Oil - imports	15,600	72	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	3,589,000	6	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	154,600,000,000	4	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	182,700,000,000	20	2011 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	6,707,000,000	25	2010 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	86.2	86	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	13.7	104	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	194	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	0.2	95	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	3,015,000,000	46	2010 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	62,090,000	15	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	220,300,000,000	20	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	2,287.93	97	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	144,600,000,000	5	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	9,050,000,000	28	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	10,590,000,000	30	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	151,800,000,000	4	2012 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	33,610,000,000,000	2	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	1,694,000	14	2012 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	330,800	22	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	180,400	29	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	1,712,000	13	2011 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	2,440	58	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	5671	22	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	-28	238	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	1,306	14	2004
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	93.3	6	2004
Irrigated land (sq km)	87,000	6	2009
Land Area - sq km	1,531,595.00	20	NA
Land boundaries - km	5,440	27	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	10.05	107	2011
Land use - other (%)	88.86	125	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	1.08	115	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	52.14	152	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	1,648,195.00	18	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	137.00	59	2011
Water Area - sq km	116,600	6	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	22,628,341	13	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	23,619,215	14	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	19,417,275	14	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	20,149,222	13	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	677,372	15	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	715,111	15	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	2.50	57	2006
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	9,251,929	21	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	9,733,762	20	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	23.80	131	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	7,671,139	17	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	8,116,169	16	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	19.80	64	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	17,766,409	16	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	18,380,525	16	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	45.30	37	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	2,472,140	27	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	2,383,360	27	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	6.10	141	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	2,175,724	29	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	1,902,743	28	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	5.10	141	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	18.40	106	2014 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	4.60	91	2004
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	73.30	32	2002
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	5.94	169	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio (number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+))	0	187	201
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	90.3	99	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - total	95.3	98	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	97.5	109	NA
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	9.7	103	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	4.7	108	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	2.5	97	2011 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	4.70	88	2012
Health expenditures	6.00	110	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.20	105	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	6,400	33	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	92,000	43	2012 est.
Hospital bed density	1.70	126	2009
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	39.48	50	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	40.54	61	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	40.02	56	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	72.24	156	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	69.09	142	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	70.62	149	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	80.70	146	2008 est.
Literacy - male (%)	89.30	142	2008 est.
Literacy - total (%)	85.00	152	2008 est.
Maternal mortality rate	21.00	138	2010
Median age - female (years)	28.10	123	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	27.50	124	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	27.80	123	2014 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-0.10	115	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	19.40	99	2008
Physicians density	0.89	111	2005
Population	79,853,900	19	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	1.24	95	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	98.7	40	NA
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	1.3	159	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	99.6	42	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	0.4	162	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	100	40	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	0	189	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	14	88	2012
School life expectancy - male (years)	14	74	2012
School life expectancy - total (years)	14	83	2012
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.05	109	2013 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.06	48	2013 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.03	65	2013 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.96	106	2013 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.89	52	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.05	150	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	1.03	43	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	199	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.86	147	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	34	27	2008
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	20	47	2008
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	23	44	2008
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	1.25	138	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	69.1	82	2011
Transportation
Airports	319	22	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	140	18	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	179	22	2013
Heliports	26.00	10	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	76	60	2010
Pipelines (km)	38,906	8	2013
Railways (km)	8,442	24	2008
Roadways (km)	198,866	26	2010
Waterways (km)	850	70	2012

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