Human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran
Iran: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.799 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.799
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
75th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.799
in 2023
All-time low
0.626
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.799 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran peaked at 0.799 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.626, in 1990.
Iran ranks 75th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.626 | — |
| 1991 | 0.645 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.652 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.658 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.664 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.672 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.681 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.687 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.695 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.703 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.71 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.719 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.727 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.732 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.741 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.746 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.757 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.761 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.765 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.771 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.778 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.787 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.795 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.794 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.795 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.788 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.791 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.793 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.79 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.787 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.775 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.777 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.793 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.799 | +0.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.799 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.799 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6683 | 0.626 | 0.703 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7429 | 0.71 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7898 | 0.778 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.786 | 0.775 | 0.799 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 0.807 compare
- 73 Mauritius 0.806 compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.804 compare
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.798 compare
- 76 Thailand 0.798 compare
- 78 China 0.797 compare
More economy & growth data for Iran
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -141.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3978 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran was 0.799 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.799 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.626 in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Iran ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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