Armenia vs Iran
Armenia vs Iran: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8 years in Armenia and 8.2 years in Iran, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.2 years, or 1.02 times that in Armenia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Armenia ranked 86 and Iran ranked 83 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Armenia | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | – | 8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Armenia vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyArmenia: 75.7 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArmenia: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArmenia: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterArmenia: 82.4% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionArmenia: 2.76% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateArmenia: 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArmenia: 2.94 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthArmenia: 2.79% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArmenia: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArmenia: 65.9% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageArmenia: 35.8 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArmenia: 13.2% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateArmenia: 25.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArmenia: 6.09% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArmenia: $1.65B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personArmenia: $582 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArmenia: 19.9% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArmenia: 47,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerArmenia: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArmenia: 3.25% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArmenia: 21 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsArmenia: 4 million TIV in 2006Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025