China
Leads 12 of 15 metrics
vs
Iran
Leads 3 of 15 metrics
40×
China has 40× the
defense budget of Iran
34×
China has 34× the
exports of Iran
24×
China has 24× the
imports of Iran
China
Tale of the tape
Iran
1.41B
Population
CHN
17×
85M
9.6M km²
Land Area
CHN
5.8×
1.65M km²
$18T
GDP (nominal)
CHN
9.1×
$1.97T
$12,720
GDP per Capita
IRN
1.8×
$23,046
77.1 yrs
Life Expectancy
CHN
1.0×
76.7 yrs
0.768
HDI
IRN
1.0×
0.774
96.8%
Literacy Rate
CHN
1.1×
85.5%
70.4%
Internet Users
CHN
1.0×
70.0%
2.04M
Active Military
CHN
3.5×
575K
$314B
Defense Budget
CHN
40×
$8B
$3.75T
Exports
CHN
34×
$112B
$3.22T
Imports
CHN
24×
$136B
819
Olympic Medals
CHN
9.3×
88
2,280 t
Gold Reserves
CHN
15×
151 t
42.0
Cost of Living Index
IRN
1.3×
lower
32.5
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
China
Iran
Beijing
Capital
Tehran
Renminbi (Yuan, CNY)
Currency
Iranian Rial (IRR)
Mandarin Chinese
Language
Persian (Farsi)
Unitary one-party socialist republic
Government
Unitary Islamic republic