Armenia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Armenia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the etymology of the country's name remains obscure.
CIA 2026
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Armenia vs Iran
117 shared metrics.
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Iran
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Identity
Formal name: Islamic Republic of Iran.
CIA 2026
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Iran's qanats move water for kilometres underground by gravity, keeping dry settlements alive.
Analysis
Iran leads in 61 of 117 shared metrics, while Armenia leads in 56.
Armenia's Spirits Consumption is 102.6x that of Iran (2.0 L/person/yr vs 0.02 L/person/yr).
Armenia's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 70.0x that of Iran (2.7 per 100k people vs 0.04 per 100k people).
Armenia's Solar Electricity Share is 46.9x that of Iran (11.01% vs 0.23%).
Armenia's High-Tech Exports (%) is 28.0x that of Iran (23.64% vs 0.81%).
Armenia's Nuclear Electricity Share is 17.3x that of Iran (31.1% vs 1.7%).
Key Comparisons
Spirits ConsumptionArmenia leads
Armenia
2.0 L/person/yr
Iran
0.02 L/person/yr
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleArmenia leads
Armenia
2.7 per 100k people
Iran
0.04 per 100k people
Solar Electricity ShareArmenia leads
Armenia
11.01%
Iran
0.23%
High-Tech Exports (%)Armenia leads
Armenia
23.64%
Iran
0.81%
Nuclear Electricity ShareArmenia leads
Armenia
31.1%
Iran
1.7%
Beer ConsumptionArmenia leads
Armenia
0.85 L/person/yr
Iran
0.06 L/person/yr
All Metrics
Spirits Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
2.0 L/person/yr
Iran
0.02 L/person/yr
10263% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ArmeniaArmenia
2.7 per 100k people
Iran
0.04 per 100k people
7003% higher
Solar Electricity Share
ArmeniaArmenia
11.01%
Iran
0.23%
4687% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
23.64%
Iran
0.81%
2804% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
ArmeniaArmenia
31.1%
Iran
1.7%
1729% higher
Beer Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
0.85 L/person/yr
Iran
0.06 L/person/yr
1310% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
9.1%
Iran
0.90%
911% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
4.3 L/adult/yr
Iran
0.51 L/adult/yr
739% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
36.45%
Iran
4.8%
655% higher
Protected Land (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
38.9%
Iran
8.6%
352% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
209.03 kg/person/yr
Iran
46.69 kg/person/yr
348% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.73
Iran
0.17
341% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.61
Iran
0.16
286% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.37
Iran
0.10
260% higher
Exports (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
73.63% of GDP
Iran
23.55% of GDP
213% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ArmeniaArmenia
$674.79
Iran
$237.83
184% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
ArmeniaArmenia
0.88
Iran
0.32
173% higher
Military Spending
ArmeniaArmenia
5.5% of GDP
Iran
2.0% of GDP
173% higher
Imports (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
76.44% of GDP
Iran
28.51% of GDP
168% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ArmeniaArmenia
4.6 per 1k
Iran
1.9 per 1k
142% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ArmeniaArmenia
26.2% of adults
Iran
11.9% of adults
120% higher
Death Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
9.6 per 1k
Iran
4.4 per 1k
117% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
58.59%
Iran
29.01%
102% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ArmeniaArmenia
46 pts
Iran
23 pts
100% higher
Domestic Patents
IranArmenia
40
Iran
10.2K
100% lower
Foreign Patents
IranArmenia
8.0
Iran
581
99% lower
Inflation Rate
IranArmenia
0.30%
Iran
32.5%
99% lower
Scientific Publications
IranArmenia
655.3
Iran
60.9K
99% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
IranArmenia
7.5 Mt CO2e
Iran
828.99 Mt CO2e
99% lower
Land Area
IranArmenia
28.2K km²
Iran
1.62M km²
98% lower
Irrigated Land
IranArmenia
1.6K km²
Iran
79.7K km²
98% lower
Electricity Generation
IranArmenia
8.8 TWh
Iran
387.78 TWh
98% lower
Population
IranArmenia
2.96M
Iran
89.18M
97% lower
Forest Area
IranArmenia
3.3K km²
Iran
107.9K km²
97% lower
Water Withdrawal
IranArmenia
3.1 B m³
Iran
92.95 B m³
97% lower
GDP (Nominal)
IranArmenia
$25,955,275,380.03
Iran
$475,252,089,215.42
95% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
IranArmenia
4.26M kW
Iran
86.06M kW
95% lower
Airports
IranArmenia
11
Iran
183
94% lower
Air Passengers
IranArmenia
1.31M
Iran
18.07M
93% lower
Railway Network
IranArmenia
698.4 km
Iran
9.5K km
93% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
IranArmenia
47.0K
Iran
650.0K
93% lower
Railway Length
IranArmenia
686 km
Iran
8.5K km
92% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IranArmenia
3.0 sites
Iran
29 sites
90% lower
Population Density
ArmeniaArmenia
105.12 /km²
Iran
55.85 /km²
88% higher
Smoking Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
24.9%
Iran
13.3%
87% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ArmeniaArmenia
3.4 per 1k
Iran
1.8 per 1k
86% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
10.0% of GDP
Iran
5.3% of GDP
86% higher
Tourist Arrivals
IranArmenia
375.0K
Iran
1.55M
76% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
11.62%
Iran
6.6%
75% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
IranArmenia
0.18% of GDP
Iran
0.73% of GDP
75% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
ArmeniaArmenia
47% of adults
Iran
27% of adults
74% higher
Land Border Length
IranArmenia
1.6K km
Iran
5.9K km
73% lower
CO2 Per Capita
IranArmenia
2.5 t/person/yr
Iran
8.7 t/person/yr
71% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IranArmenia
211.93 gCO2/kWh
Iran
659.53 gCO2/kWh
68% lower
Time Zones Count
IranArmenia
1.0 time zones
Iran
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
13.7%
Iran
8.2%
66% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
0.51% of GDP
Iran
0.30% of GDP
66% higher
GDP Growth Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
5.9%
Iran
3.7%
61% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
IranArmenia
1.3K kg oil eq/person
Iran
3.3K kg oil eq/person
59% lower
Broadband Access (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
19 per 100 people
Iran
12 per 100 people
58% higher
Researchers
IranArmenia
1.0K per 1M
Iran
2.2K per 1M
54% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
IranArmenia
5.8 kg/person/yr
Iran
12.14 kg/person/yr
52% lower
GNI Per Capita
ArmeniaArmenia
$7,810
Iran
$5,130
52% higher
Teen Birth Rate
IranArmenia
13.45 per 1k
Iran
26.2 per 1k
49% lower
Women in Senior Management
ArmeniaArmenia
31.88% of managers
Iran
21.36% of managers
49% higher
Unemployment Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
13.33%
Iran
9.2%
45% higher
Border Neighbors
IranArmenia
4.0
Iran
7.0
43% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
IranArmenia
26.58% of adults
Iran
44.73% of adults
41% lower
Suicide Rate
IranArmenia
2.5 per 100k
Iran
4.1 per 100k
40% lower
Political Corruption Index
IranArmenia
0.47
Iran
0.77
39% lower
Water Stress (%)
IranArmenia
44.79%
Iran
72.33%
38% lower
Credit Card Ownership
IranArmenia
7.7% of adults
Iran
12.36% of adults
38% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
IranArmenia
2.4K kWh/person
Iran
3.7K kWh/person
34% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
IranArmenia
13.6 per 100k
Iran
20.6 per 100k
34% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
ArmeniaArmenia
17.36% of adults
Iran
13.1% of adults
32% higher
Digital Payments Used
IranArmenia
60.58% of adults
Iran
85.98% of adults
30% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
45.64 kg/person/yr
Iran
35.98 kg/person/yr
27% higher
Highest Elevation
IranArmenia
4.1K m
Iran
5.6K m
27% lower
Inequality (Gini)
IranArmenia
27.2
Iran
35.9
24% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IranArmenia
20 days/yr
Iran
26 days/yr
23% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
IranArmenia
135 per 100 people
Iran
174 per 100 people
22% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
47.88% of GDP
Iran
39.5% of GDP
21% higher
Food Waste per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
162.72 kg/person/yr
Iran
134.86 kg/person/yr
21% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
26.24% of youth labor force
Iran
21.9% of youth labor force
20% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
IranArmenia
38.8 hrs/week
Iran
46.78 hrs/week
17% lower
Infant Mortality
IranArmenia
8.9 per 1k births
Iran
10.7 per 1k births
17% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
IranArmenia
74.61 per 100k
Iran
88.65 per 100k
16% lower
Capital Elevation
IranArmenia
987 m
Iran
1.2K m
16% lower
Child Mortality
IranArmenia
10 per 1k births
Iran
11.8 per 1k births
15% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ArmeniaArmenia
$22,823.18
Iran
$19,873.89
15% higher
Urban Population (%)
IranArmenia
65.81%
Iran
77.02%
15% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
IranArmenia
2.4% of GDP
Iran
2.8% of GDP
14% lower
Youth Population (%)
IranArmenia
19.24%
Iran
22.44%
14% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
IranArmenia
82.07%
Iran
94.41%
13% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
99.84%
Iran
88.92%
12% higher
Dependency Ratio
ArmeniaArmenia
49.12% of working-age pop.
Iran
44.26% of working-age pop.
11% higher
Obesity Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
27.87%
Iran
25.26%
10% higher
University Enrollment Rate
IranArmenia
52.77%
Iran
58.67%
10% lower
Median Age
ArmeniaArmenia
35.8 years
Iran
32.9 years
9% higher
Birth Rate
IranArmenia
10.24 per 1k
Iran
11.24 per 1k
9% lower
Fertility Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
1.7 children/woman
Iran
1.5 children/woman
8% higher
Life Evaluation Score
ArmeniaArmenia
5.6 pts
Iran
5.2 pts
8% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IranArmenia
30.58 µg/m³
Iran
32.29 µg/m³
5% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
IranArmenia
92.24% of adults
Iran
96.71% of adults
5% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
93.66%
Iran
90.46%
4% higher
Human Development Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.81
Iran
0.80
2% higher
Coastline Length
IranArmenia
0 km
Iran
2.4K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
IranArmenia
0%
Iran
0.18%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
IranArmenia
0%
Iran
0.32%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
100%
Iran
100%
equal
Internet Users (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
80%
Iran
80%
equal
Life Expectancy
IranArmenia
77.5 years
Iran
77.7 years
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
IranArmenia
0 per 1M people
Iran
0.03 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
ArmeniaArmenia
400 m
Iran
-28 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
ArmeniaArmenia
1.0
Iran
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
IranArmenia
-6.7% of GDP
Iran
0.60% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ArmeniaArmenia
0 per 1M people
Iran
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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