Compare › Iran vs Türkiye Iran vs Türkiye Iran vs Türkiye ⇄ Swap Equal-area projection, same scale · Natural Earth 1:50m
Population ✓ Area ✓ Population density ✓ GDP (nominal) ✓ GDP per capita (PPP) ✓ Exports ✓ Unemployment ✓ Life expectancy ✓ Median age ✓ Birth rate ✓ Urban population ✓
Population Natural Earth · 2019
Iran 82,913,906 Türkiye 83,429,615 Nearly equal — Iran −0.6%
Iran ≈ 1,621,856 km² Türkiye ≈ 780,476 km² Iran is 2.1× larger
Population density derived
Iran ≈ 51 / km² Türkiye ≈ 107 / km² Türkiye is 2.1× denser
GDP (nominal) CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Iran $436.91 billion Türkiye $1.32 trillion Türkiye is 3× larger
GDP per capita (PPP) CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Iran $16,200 Türkiye $35,300 Türkiye is 2.2× higher
Exports CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Iran $100.03 billion Türkiye $372.76 billion Türkiye is 3.7× higher
Unemployment CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Iran 9.2% Türkiye 8.5% Iran is higher by 0.7 points
Life expectancy CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Iran 75.6 years Türkiye 76.7 years Türkiye is higher by 1.1 years
Median age CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.
Iran 35.2 years Türkiye 34.4 years Iran is higher by 0.8 years
Birth rate CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.
Iran 11.24 per 1,000 Türkiye 13.56 per 1,000 Türkiye is higher by 2.32 per 1,000
Urban population CIA World Factbook · 2023
Iran 77.3% Türkiye 77.5% Türkiye is higher by 0.2 points
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