Human development index groups in Iran
Iran: Human development index groups was 0.799 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.799
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
75th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.799
in 2023
All-time low
0.626
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index groups in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index groups in Iran stood at 0.799. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index groups in Iran peaked at 0.799 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.626, in 1990.
That places Iran 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index groups in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.626 | — |
| 1991 | 0.645 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.652 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.658 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.664 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.672 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.681 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.687 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.695 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.703 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.71 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.719 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.727 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.732 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.741 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.746 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.757 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.761 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.765 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.771 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.778 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.787 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.795 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.794 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.795 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.788 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.791 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.793 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.79 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.787 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.775 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.777 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.793 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.799 | +0.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.799 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.799 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6683 | 0.626 | 0.703 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7429 | 0.71 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7898 | 0.778 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.786 | 0.775 | 0.799 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 0.807 compare
- 73 Mauritius 0.806 compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.804 compare
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.798 compare
- 76 Thailand 0.798 compare
- 78 China 0.797 compare
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 95.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2091 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index groups in Iran?
- Human development index groups in Iran was 0.799 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index groups recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.799 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index groups recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.626 in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for human development index groups?
- Iran ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index groups rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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