Iran vs Pakistan
Iran vs Pakistan: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Iran and 95.7% in Pakistan, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 4.3 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Pakistan.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Iran | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 95.7 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 95.6 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 95 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 94.9 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 100 | 94.5 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 100 | 93.9 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 100 | 93.4 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 99.9 | 92.7 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 100 | 91.8 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 100 | 91 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 100 | 90.1 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 99.8 | 89.3 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 99.5 | 88.6 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 99.5 | 87.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 99.4 | 87.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 99.7 | 82.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 98.8 | 81.4 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 98.7 | 80.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 98.4 | 79.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 98.4 | 78.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 98.3 | 77 | 80 |
| 2003 | 98.2 | 76 | 80 |
| 2002 | 98.1 | 74.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 98.1 | 73.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 97.9 | 72.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 70.3 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 70.5 | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Iran vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025