Iran vs Saudi Arabia
Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Tropical nights
Tropical nights in 2014: 90.8 nights in Iran and 181.5 nights in Saudi Arabia, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 90.7 nights, or 2 times that in Iran.
nights a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Iran at 124.4 nights and Saudi Arabia at 218.7 nights in 2100.
Every year
nights a year · CMIP6
| Year | Iran | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.8 | 181.5 |
| 2013 | 90.6 | 180.4 |
| 2012 | 90.3 | 182.8 |
| 2011 | 89.8 | 182.7 |
| 2010 | 87 | 179.2 |
| 2009 | 87.2 | 177.1 |
| 2008 | 88 | 180.3 |
| 2007 | 87.9 | 178.9 |
| 2006 | 88.2 | 177.5 |
| 2005 | 87.1 | 177.9 |
| 2004 | 86.4 | 177.6 |
| 2003 | 85.9 | 177.4 |
| 2002 | 87.7 | 175.6 |
| 2001 | 86.6 | 178.1 |
| 2000 | 86.5 | 176.4 |
| 1999 | 85.1 | 173.2 |
| 1998 | 83.8 | 173.4 |
| 1997 | 84.3 | 173.8 |
| 1996 | 82.4 | 172 |
| 1995 | 81.6 | 169.2 |
| 1994 | 80.6 | 170.4 |
| 1993 | 77.7 | 164.6 |
| 1992 | 77 | 165.9 |
| 1991 | 81.9 | 169.2 |
| 1990 | 83.1 | 172.7 |
| 1989 | 81.7 | 168.9 |
| 1988 | 80.4 | 166.8 |
| 1987 | 79.8 | 167.3 |
| 1986 | 80.1 | 169.4 |
| 1985 | 79.7 | 166 |
| 1984 | 78.8 | 165 |
| 1983 | 75.5 | 163.5 |
| 1982 | 77.9 | 164.7 |
| 1981 | 80.2 | 168.9 |
| 1980 | 79.4 | 166.8 |
| 1979 | 80.2 | 165.3 |
| 1978 | 78.1 | 164.8 |
| 1977 | 77.8 | 165.6 |
| 1976 | 77.2 | 165.9 |
| 1975 | 76.6 | 161.2 |
| 1974 | 76.4 | 162.9 |
| 1973 | 76.9 | 163.7 |
| 1972 | 77.4 | 163.7 |
| 1971 | 75 | 160.4 |
| 1970 | 75.3 | 162.5 |
| 1969 | 75.6 | 161.3 |
| 1968 | 76.3 | 162.7 |
| 1967 | 76.1 | 159.5 |
| 1966 | 75.5 | 159.5 |
| 1965 | 75.3 | 159.5 |
| 1964 | 75.3 | 159.9 |
| 1963 | 76.4 | 160.2 |
| 1962 | 77.5 | 163.2 |
| 1961 | 77.7 | 163.7 |
| 1960 | 77.6 | 165.7 |
| 1959 | 76.8 | 164.4 |
| 1958 | 78.4 | 164.1 |
| 1957 | 78.2 | 165.5 |
| 1956 | 76.2 | 163.6 |
| 1955 | 76.5 | 162 |
| 1954 | 77.6 | 161.2 |
| 1953 | 77.3 | 162.5 |
| 1952 | 78.2 | 163.4 |
| 1951 | 76.6 | 161.2 |
| 1950 | 77.7 | 161.6 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Iran | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94.482.7–106 | 184.9169.4–198.7 |
| 2016 | 94.183.1–105.3 | 183167.7–195.7 |
| 2017 | 93.981.7–104 | 182.6168.1–196.7 |
| 2018 | 94.183–106.3 | 186.8173.1–199.4 |
| 2019 | 95.183.4–105.8 | 184.1168.8–199.1 |
| 2020 | 95.985.5–107.5 | 185.3171.8–198.9 |
| 2021 | 97.286–107.7 | 188.6173.6–202.8 |
| 2022 | 96.285.2–108.3 | 187.6170.7–202 |
| 2023 | 98.485.7–110.6 | 188.6173–203.8 |
| 2024 | 9885.1–110.5 | 187.1172.9–203.9 |
| 2025 | 98.787.2–110.5 | 191.5176–206.1 |
| 2026 | 99.186.7–111.7 | 191.8177.1–205.5 |
| 2027 | 100.288.7–112.1 | 191.2176.6–206.8 |
| 2028 | 99.686.2–111.6 | 191.9175.5–205.1 |
| 2029 | 99.386.7–109.9 | 192.2176.6–205.7 |
| 2030 | 100.889.8–111.6 | 193.3178.4–206.3 |
| 2031 | 102.990.1–114.8 | 194.7179.1–207.6 |
| 2032 | 101.289–113.9 | 192.2175.2–206 |
| 2033 | 102.889.9–115.1 | 192.6177.5–206.9 |
| 2034 | 104.690.7–117.3 | 196.7181.6–213 |
| 2035 | 10592.1–116.2 | 196.5179.9–211.6 |
| 2036 | 103.591.4–115.2 | 194.1180–209.7 |
| 2037 | 10693.1–119.4 | 197183.7–209.9 |
| 2038 | 105.993.2–116.5 | 198.4182.3–213.3 |
| 2039 | 104.392.9–116.6 | 198184.4–213.6 |
| 2040 | 105.592.3–118.4 | 199.2182.1–212.7 |
| 2041 | 104.892.5–116.4 | 197.7181.4–211.7 |
| 2042 | 107.793.4–120.7 | 198.3181.2–217 |
| 2043 | 10692.9–118.8 | 198.2182.3–215.3 |
| 2044 | 106.893.6–121.2 | 199.2185.5–213.5 |
| 2045 | 108.795.1–121.8 | 202187.1–216.8 |
| 2046 | 109.296.1–121.9 | 204.1185.3–219.4 |
| 2047 | 110.596.9–123.3 | 204.1187.4–220 |
| 2048 | 111.498.6–124 | 206.1190.7–220 |
| 2049 | 11095.7–123.4 | 201.6187.7–216.2 |
| 2050 | 112.199.6–125.1 | 205.7190.2–219.3 |
| 2051 | 111.797.6–124.1 | 204.3188.8–222.1 |
| 2052 | 11298.3–126 | 203.8189.6–218 |
| 2053 | 111.597.5–124 | 203.8186.3–218.8 |
| 2054 | 111.899–126.3 | 207.6188.3–222.3 |
| 2055 | 114.6101.4–128 | 207.8190.8–221 |
| 2056 | 113.1100.2–126.2 | 203.7186.6–220.1 |
| 2057 | 113.899.9–128.9 | 207.5188.8–224.2 |
| 2058 | 114.2100–127.7 | 205.9189.2–221.4 |
| 2059 | 113.498.9–126.3 | 207.3191.6–226.9 |
| 2060 | 116.3100.3–129.5 | 206.9192.7–222.8 |
| 2061 | 115100.5–127.6 | 206.5190.4–220.9 |
| 2062 | 115.799.7–131.1 | 208.1189.4–228.3 |
| 2063 | 117103.7–130.3 | 210.4193–227.1 |
| 2064 | 115.1101.7–130.3 | 207.5191.9–223.3 |
| 2065 | 117.3102.8–132.3 | 208.9193.9–226.1 |
| 2066 | 117.7103.7–132.1 | 210.3194.9–228 |
| 2067 | 119103–133.5 | 210.9193.1–228.6 |
| 2068 | 118.1104.3–131.4 | 209.8194.6–228.6 |
| 2069 | 118.4103.8–133.2 | 208.9194.5–226.3 |
| 2070 | 118.2104.9–132.9 | 211.2191.2–229 |
| 2071 | 119.3105.1–135.3 | 215.1196.3–233.3 |
| 2072 | 119103.2–135.1 | 213.6195.3–229.3 |
| 2073 | 120.6104.9–137.7 | 213.7194.1–231.6 |
| 2074 | 119.1104.4–134.5 | 210.5191.9–229.3 |
| 2075 | 119.7105.9–135.5 | 212.1196.6–231.8 |
| 2076 | 118.9102.6–137 | 212.8194.8–230.3 |
| 2077 | 120.3104.3–135.3 | 215.1196.6–233.9 |
| 2078 | 119.2105.3–136 | 215.5197.6–230.7 |
| 2079 | 120.1103.2–135.6 | 213.6197–229 |
| 2080 | 120.4106.1–139.5 | 213.6197.1–233.9 |
| 2081 | 120.5104.3–137.1 | 214.7194.4–231.6 |
| 2082 | 122.5107.5–137.7 | 214198.9–230.9 |
| 2083 | 122.6105.8–140.4 | 214.2198.5–238 |
| 2084 | 123.7107.6–139.1 | 217.4197.4–233.1 |
| 2085 | 121.3106.6–140.6 | 217.4199.6–237.9 |
| 2086 | 122.1107.9–139.8 | 217197.4–237.4 |
| 2087 | 123.7108–140.7 | 217.3199.7–238.7 |
| 2088 | 124106.5–142.2 | 216.1198.2–243.1 |
| 2089 | 124.1109–139.7 | 217.6199.5–239 |
| 2090 | 122.5105.4–141.9 | 217.3198.5–239.2 |
| 2091 | 124.3108–140.5 | 218.5202.8–238.4 |
| 2092 | 125.5110.1–140 | 218.5198.5–241.6 |
| 2093 | 124.5109–139.3 | 216.6197.8–236.3 |
| 2094 | 125108.7–142.9 | 218.8202–236.9 |
| 2095 | 125.3108.5–141 | 219.4204.2–237.4 |
| 2096 | 125.8109–142.4 | 219.9197.7–239.6 |
| 2097 | 123.6106.9–141.8 | 216.7196.8–239.7 |
| 2098 | 125.8109.4–143.8 | 219.7199.6–241.3 |
| 2099 | 123.1107.8–140.1 | 216.8200.8–236.8 |
| 2100 | 124.4107.9–143.7 | 218.7202.3–241 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Nights in a year when the temperature stays above 20 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iran vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023