Iran
Leads 6 of 15 metrics
vs
Saudi Arabia
Leads 9 of 15 metrics
22×
Iran has 22× the
Olympic medals of Saudi Arabia
10×
Saudi Arabia has 10× the
defense budget of Iran
3.2×
Saudi Arabia has 3.2× the
exports of Iran
Iran
Tale of the tape
Saudi Arabia
85M
Population
IRN
2.4×
36M
1.65M km²
Land Area
SAU
1.3×
2.15M km²
$1.97T
GDP (nominal)
IRN
2.4×
$834B
$23,046
GDP per Capita
SAU
1.0×
$23,140
76.7 yrs
Life Expectancy
IRN
1.0×
75.7 yrs
0.774
HDI
SAU
1.1×
0.875
85.5%
Literacy Rate
SAU
1.1×
97.6%
70.0%
Internet Users
SAU
1.4×
95.7%
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