Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Iran

Iran: Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score was 45 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 191 countries
All-time high
45
in 2022
All-time low
30
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Iran, 2016–2023

010203040502016201920232016: 302017: 302018: 352019: 352020: 302021: 402022: 452023: 45

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

In 2023, pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in Iran stood at 45. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.

That places Iran 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Iran, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 30 —
2017 30 +0.0%
2018 35 +16.7%
2019 35 +0.0%
2020 30 -14.3%
2021 40 +33.3%
2022 45 +12.5%
2023 45 +0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 45 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 32.5 30 35 4
2020s 40 30 45 4

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 145 Antigua and Barbuda 45 compare
  2. 145 Bhutan 45 compare
  3. 145 Burundi 45 compare
  4. 145 Central African Republic 45 compare
  5. 145 Chad 45 compare
  6. 145 Ethiopia 45 compare
  7. 145 Gabon 45 compare
  8. 145 Guyana 45 compare
  9. 145 India 45 compare
  10. 145 Jamaica 45 compare
  11. 145 Madagascar 45 compare
  12. 145 Malawi 45 compare
  13. 145 Mali 45 compare
  14. 145 Sierra Leone 45 compare
  15. 145 Solomon Islands 45 compare
  16. 145 Somalia 45 compare
  17. 145 Tonga 45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in Iran?
Pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in Iran was 45 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2022.
What is the lowest pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2016.
How does Iran rank for pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score?
Iran ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,522 data points, 2016–2023
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