Iran
Leads 4 of 15 metrics
vs
Saudi Arabia
Leads 11 of 15 metrics
22×
Iran has 22× the
Olympic medals of Saudi Arabia
10×
Saudi Arabia has 10× the
defense budget of Iran
8.8×
Saudi Arabia has 8.8× the
GDP per capita of Iran
Iran
Tale of the tape
Saudi Arabia
92.4M
Population
IRN
2.5×
37M
1.65M km²
Land Area
SAU
1.3×
2.15M km²
$363B
GDP (nominal)
SAU
3.5×
$1.28T
$3,924
GDP per Capita
SAU
8.8×
$34,537
77.9 yrs
Life Expectancy
SAU
1.0×
79.0 yrs
0.774
HDI
SAU
1.1×
0.875
88.9%
Literacy Rate
SAU
1.1×
97.9%
85.3%
Internet Users
SAU
1.2×
100.0%
575K
Active Military
IRN
2.5×
227K
$8B
Defense Budget
SAU
10×
$80B
$112B
Exports
SAU
3.2×
$361B
$136B
Imports
SAU
2.3×
$317B
88
Olympic Medals
IRN
22×
4
151 t
Gold Reserves
SAU
2.1×
323 t
32.5
Cost of Living Index
IRN
1.5×
lower
48.2
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Tehran
Capital
Riyadh
Iranian Rial (IRR)
Currency
Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Persian (Farsi)
Language
Arabic
Unitary Islamic republic
Government
Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy