Iran vs Israel
Iran vs Israel: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.2 years in Iran and 10.6 years in Israel, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Israel, by 2.4 years, or 1.29 times that in Iran.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Iran ranked 83 and Israel ranked 33 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Iran | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.2 | 10.6 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 8 | 10.4 |
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
Iran vs Israel
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Israel: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Israel: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Israel: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Israel: 99.5% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Israel: 3.83% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Israel: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Israel: 9.26 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Israel: 1.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Israel: 2.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Israel: 91.6% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Israel: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Israel: 12.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Israel: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Israel: 7.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Israel: $43.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Israel: $5,108 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Israel: 17.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Israel: 178,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Israel: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Israel: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Israel: 537 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Israel: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025