Argentina vs Iran
Argentina vs Iran: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $13,290 in Argentina and $5,617 in Iran, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by $7,673, or 2.37 times that in Iran.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 62 and Iran ranked 103 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,290 | $5,617 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $12,770 | $5,834 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $12,990 | $5,688 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $13,280 | $5,465 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $12,550 | $5,301 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $11,390 | $5,133 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $12,710 | $4,952 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $13,060 | $5,127 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $13,520 | $5,395 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $13,270 | $5,313 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $13,680 | $4,953 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $13,460 | $5,093 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $13,950 | $4,917 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $13,750 | $5,059 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $14,040 | $5,322 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $13,390 | $5,249 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $12,290 | $5,024 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $13,200 | $5,036 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $12,810 | $5,085 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $11,870 | $4,779 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $11,100 | $4,650 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $10,300 | $4,607 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $9,546 | $4,511 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $8,862 | $4,199 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $10,050 | $3,917 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $10,630 | $3,885 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $10,840 | $3,725 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $11,350 | $3,705 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $11,060 | $3,679 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $10,350 | $3,674 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $9,934 | $3,492 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $10,360 | $3,448 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $9,921 | $3,515 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $9,293 | $3,580 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $8,730 | $3,535 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $8,115 | $3,222 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $8,445 | $2,920 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $9,237 | $2,833 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $9,484 | $3,116 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $9,378 | $3,235 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $8,973 | $3,721 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $9,614 | $3,789 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $9,618 | $4,237 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $9,366 | $3,965 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $9,588 | $3,394 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $10,280 | $3,793 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $10,280 | $5,017 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $9,481 | $5,902 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $10,090 | $6,996 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $9,585 | $7,422 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $9,936 | $6,468 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $10,100 | $6,688 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $9,730 | $6,512 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $9,618 | $6,241 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $9,615 | $5,612 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $9,244 | $5,086 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $9,112 | $4,726 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $8,436 | $4,216 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $8,172 | $3,797 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $8,041 | $3,519 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $8,220 | $3,256 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $7,551 | $2,870 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $6,968 | $2,730 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $7,480 | $2,630 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $7,671 | $2,512 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $7,397 | $2,345 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025