Iran vs Israel: Cumulative number of people who have been to space

Iran

1 people

in 2021

Israel

1 people

in 2021

Iran rank

16th

Israel rank

16th

Cumulative number of people who have been to space over time

Iran currently reports 1 people against 1 people in Israel, a difference of 0 people.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 16th and Israel ranks 16th of 39 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative number of people who have been to space
Unit: people
Source: CSIS Aerospace Security Project (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 39 places, 2,379 data points, 1961–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026