KPI |
2024 - Iran, Islamic Rep. |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
SDG 1 - No poverty
Rank 75 / Score 95.43 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day (2017 PPP, %) |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.47 |
0.01 |
Worst: South Sudan 79.47 Best: Chile 0.01
98.58% |
1.14Value: 1.139
|
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.65/day (2017 PPP, %) |
Initial Value: 1
|
95.65 |
0.05 |
Worst: Burundi 95.65 Best: Ireland 0.05
95.97% |
3.9Value: 3.898
|
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
Rank 56 / Score 63.87 |
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.00 |
2.50 |
Worst: Madagascar 51.00 Best: Algeria 2.50
92.58% |
6.1Value: 6.1
|
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
55.80 |
0.50 |
Worst: Burundi 55.80 Best: Latvia 0.50
92.22% |
4.8Value: 4.8
|
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
22.70 |
0.10 |
Worst: South Sudan 22.70 Best: United States 0.10
81.42% |
4.3Value: 4.3
|
Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥ 30 (% of adult population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
47.26 |
2.02 |
Worst: Bahamas 47.26 Best: Viet Nam 2.02
50.82% |
24.27Value: 24.27
|
Human Trophic Level (best 2-3 worst) |
Initial Value: 1
|
3.99 |
2.02 |
Worst: Eswatini 3.99 Best: Burundi 2.02
91.88% |
2.18Value: 2.18
|
Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare of harvested land) |
Initial Value: 1
|
24.80 |
0.01 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.01 Best: Oman 24.80
7.33% |
1.83Value: 1.827
|
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index (best 0-1.41 worst) |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.40 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iceland 1.40 Best: Dominican Republic 0.00
44.36% |
0.78Value: 0.779
|
Exports of hazardous pesticides (tonnes per million population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
385.96 |
0.00 |
Worst: Guatemala 385.96 Best: Bahrain 0.00
99.98% |
0.08Value: 0.084
|
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Rank 66 / Score 80.02 |
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) |
Initial Value: 1
|
1223.00 |
1.10 |
Worst: South Sudan 1223.00 Best: Belarus 1.10
98.29% |
22.02Value: 22.02
|
Neonatal mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births) |
Initial Value: 1
|
39.42 |
0.79 |
Worst: South Sudan 39.42 Best: Japan 0.79
82.32% |
7.62Value: 7.618
|
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) |
Initial Value: 1
|
117.34 |
1.88 |
Worst: Niger 117.34 Best: Estonia 1.88
91.21% |
12.02Value: 12.025
|
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
661.00 |
0.76 |
Worst: Lesotho 661.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 0.76
98.45% |
11Value: 11
|
New HIV infections (per 1,000 uninfected population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.10 |
0.01 |
Worst: Eswatini 4.10 Best: Australia 0.01
99.51% |
0.03Value: 0.03
|
Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease in adults aged 30–70 years (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
42.73 |
7.27 |
Worst: Lesotho 42.73 Best: Korea, Rep. 7.27
78.76% |
14.8Value: 14.8
|
Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
305.00 |
7.00 |
Worst: Central African Republic 305.00 Best: Finland 7.00
82.89% |
58Value: 58
|
Traffic deaths (per 100,000 population |
Initial Value: 1
|
37.40 |
1.30 |
Worst: Guinea 37.40 Best: Maldives 1.30
46.54% |
20.6Value: 20.6
|
Life expectancy at birth (years) |
Initial Value: 1
|
84.78 |
52.53 |
Worst: Chad 52.53 Best: Japan 84.78
66.19% |
73.88Value: 73.875
|
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19) |
Initial Value: 1
|
184.40 |
0.40 |
Worst: Central African Republic 184.40 Best: Korea, Rep. 0.40
87.26% |
23.84Value: 23.84
|
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
31.90 |
Worst: Somalia 31.90 Best: Albania 100.00
98.53% |
99Value: 99
|
Surviving infants who received 2 WHOrecommended vaccines (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.00 |
33.00 |
Worst: Montenegro 33.00 Best: China 99.00
100% |
99Value: 99
|
Universal health coverage (UHC) index of service coverage (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
91.00 |
27.00 |
Worst: Somalia 27.00 Best: Canada 91.00
73.44% |
74Value: 74
|
Subjective well-being (average ladder score, worst 0-10 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
7.70 |
1.45 |
Worst: Afghanistan 1.45 Best: Finland 7.70
56.86% |
5Value: 5.004
|
SDG 4 - Quality Education
Rank 91 / Score 79.01 |
Participation rate in preprimary organized learning (% of children aged 4 to 6) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.92 |
3.69 |
Worst: Yemen 3.69 Best: Poland 99.92
57.12% |
58.66Value: 58.66
|
Net primary enrollment rate (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.97 |
36.98 |
Worst: South Sudan 36.98 Best: Myanmar 99.97
96.85% |
97.99Value: 97.987
|
Lower secondary completion rate (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
132.31 |
9.86 |
Worst: South Sudan 9.86 Best: Thailand 132.31
64.36% |
88.66Value: 88.664
|
Literacy rate (% of population aged 15 to 24) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
36.07 |
Worst: Chad 36.07 Best: Barbados 100.00
98.14% |
98.81Value: 98.81
|
SDG 5 - Gender Equality
Rank 132 / Score 43.98 |
Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods (% of females aged 15 to 49) |
Initial Value: 1
|
96.60 |
2.10 |
Worst: Somalia 2.10 Best: China 96.60
79.15% |
76.9Value: 76.9
|
Ratio of female-to-male mean years of education received (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
121.14 |
30.01 |
Worst: Afghanistan 30.01 Best: Qatar 121.14
76.74% |
99.94Value: 99.945
|
Ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rate (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
105.67 |
6.99 |
Worst: Afghanistan 6.99 Best: Turkmenistan 105.67
13.56% |
20.37Value: 20.373
|
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
61.30 |
0.00 |
Worst: Oman 0.00 Best: Rwanda 61.30
9.14% |
5.6Value: 5.6
|
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
Rank 120 / Score 57.08 |
Population using at least basic drinking water services (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
35.12 |
Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 35.12 Best: Austria 100.00
96.44% |
97.69Value: 97.691
|
Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
9.34 |
Worst: Ethiopia 9.34 Best: Australia 100.00
89.37% |
90.36Value: 90.365
|
Freshwater withdrawal (% of available freshwater resources) |
Initial Value: 1
|
3850.50 |
0.03 |
Worst: Kuwait 3850.50 Best: Congo, Rep. 0.03
97.89% |
81.29Value: 81.29
|
Anthropogenic wastewater that receives treatment (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00
3.73% |
3.73Value: 3.73
|
Scarce water consumption embodied in imports (m3 H2O eq/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
12552.76 |
20.90 |
Worst: Qatar 12552.76 Best: South Sudan 20.90
86.26% |
1742.2Value: 1742.204
|
SDG 7- Affordable and Clean Energy
Rank 99 / Score 65.97 |
Population with access to electricity (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
7.75 |
Worst: South Sudan 7.75 Best: Albania 100.00
100% |
100Value: 100
|
Population with access to clean fuels and technology for cooking (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: South Sudan 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00
96.4% |
96.4Value: 96.4
|
COâ‚‚ emissions from fuel combustion per total electricity output (MtCOâ‚‚/TWh) |
Initial Value: 1
|
14.62 |
0.12 |
Worst: Afghanistan 14.62 Best: Bhutan 0.12
87.62% |
1.92Value: 1.915
|
Renewable energy share in total final energy consumption (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.80 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahrain 0.00 Best: Iceland 82.80
1.09% |
0.9Value: 0.9
|
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
Rank 80 / Score 70.9 |
Adjusted GDP growth (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
39.50 |
-15.37 |
Worst: Afghanistan -15.37 Best: Guyana 39.50
29.11% |
0.6Value: 0.602
|
Victims of modern slavery (per 1,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
32.02 |
0.50 |
Worst: Mauritania 32.02 Best: Switzerland 0.50
79.05% |
7.1Value: 7.104
|
Adults with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobilemoney-service provider (% of population aged 15 or over) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
5.83 |
Worst: South Sudan 5.83 Best: Denmark 100.00
89.36% |
89.98Value: 89.98
|
Unemployment rate (% of total labor force, ages 15+) |
Initial Value: 1
|
28.61 |
0.13 |
Worst: Qatar 0.13 Best: South Africa 28.61
30.11% |
8.71Value: 8.706
|
Fundamental labor rights are effectively guaranteed (worst 0–1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.95 |
0.23 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.23 Best: Denmark 0.95
0% |
0.23Value: 0.23
|
Fatal work-related accidents embodied in imports (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.82 |
0.00 |
Worst: Singapore 8.82 Best: Somalia 0.00
97.64% |
0.21Value: 0.208
|
Victims of modern slavery embodied in imports (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
296.16 |
0.02 |
Worst: Singapore 296.16 Best: Somalia 0.02
96.13% |
11.49Value: 11.492
|
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Rank 57 / Score 68.95 |
Rural population with access to all-season roads (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
27.80 |
Worst: South Sudan 27.80 Best: Austria 100.00
75.4% |
82.24Value: 82.237
|
Population using the internet (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
7.51 |
Worst: Central African Republic 7.51 Best: Bahrain 100.00
80.23% |
81.72Value: 81.717
|
Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
234.91 |
0.00 |
Worst: Guatemala 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 234.91
49.21% |
115.61Value: 115.61
|
Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade and transportrelated infrastructure (worst 1-5 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.60 |
1.70 |
Worst: Afghanistan 1.70 Best: Singapore 4.60
24.14% |
2.4Value: 2.4
|
The Times Higher Education Universities Ranking: Average score of top 3 universities (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
97.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: United States 97.90
50.83% |
49.77Value: 49.767
|
Articles published in academic journals (per 1,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.89 |
0.01 |
Worst: Angola 0.01 Best: Switzerland 5.89
14.3% |
0.85Value: 0.851
|
Expenditure on research and development (% of GDP) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Israel 5.56
14.17% |
0.79Value: 0.788
|
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequality
Rank 94 / Score 65.41 |
Gini coefficient |
Initial Value: 1
|
63.00 |
23.20 |
Worst: South Africa 63.00 Best: Slovak Republic 23.20
55.53% |
40.9Value: 40.9
|
Palma ratio |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.89 |
0.69 |
Worst: South Africa 6.89 Best: Slovak Republic 0.69
88.5% |
1.4Value: 1.403
|
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
Rank 106 / Score 67.49 |
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
94.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: South Sudan 94.20 Best: Australia 0.00
100% |
..Value: ..
|
Annual mean concentration of particulate matter of less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) (μg/m³) |
Initial Value: 1
|
106.00 |
4.90 |
Worst: Qatar 106.00 Best: Iceland 4.90
63.2% |
42.1Value: 42.1
|
Access to improved water source, piped (% of urban population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
10.36 |
Worst: Liberia 10.36 Best: Azerbaijan 100.00
99.56% |
99.6Value: 99.604
|
Population with convenient access to public transport in cities (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.95 |
8.10 |
Worst: Iraq 8.10 Best: Israel 99.95
47.79% |
51.99Value: 51.994
|
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Rank 79 / Score 84.08 |
Municipal solid waste (kg/ capita/day) |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.68 |
0.10 |
Worst: Moldova 2.68 Best: Lesotho 0.10
80.35% |
0.61Value: 0.607
|
Electronic waste (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
26.04 |
0.46 |
Worst: Norway 26.04 Best: Burundi 0.46
64.73% |
9.48Value: 9.482
|
Production-based SOâ‚‚ emissions (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
36.94 |
0.07 |
Worst: Kuwait 36.94 Best: Burundi 0.07
91.01% |
3.38Value: 3.385
|
SOâ‚‚ emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
41.49 |
0.11 |
Worst: Singapore 41.49 Best: Burundi 0.11
94.35% |
2.45Value: 2.447
|
Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
151.87 |
0.00 |
Worst: New Zealand 151.87 Best: Serbia 0.00
81.48% |
28.12Value: 28.122
|
Nitrogen emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
188.93 |
0.42 |
Worst: Luxembourg 188.93 Best: Liberia 0.42
95.6% |
8.72Value: 8.717
|
Exports of plastic waste (kg/ capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
66.75 |
0.00 |
Worst: Slovenia 66.75 Best: Papua New Guinea 0.00
99.98% |
0.01Value: 0.013
|
SDG 13 - Climate Action
Rank 133 / Score 74.94 |
COâ‚‚ emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production (tCOâ‚‚/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
37.75 |
0.04 |
Worst: Qatar 37.75 Best: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.04
79.36% |
7.82Value: 7.825
|
COâ‚‚ emissions embodied in imports (tCOâ‚‚/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
25.37 |
0.11 |
Worst: Singapore 25.37 Best: Liberia 0.11
93.47% |
1.76Value: 1.76
|
COâ‚‚ emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
117822.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Qatar 117822.99 Best: Bahamas 0.00
100% |
..Value: ..
|
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Rank 15 / Score 79.48 |
Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.65 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahrain 0.00 Best: Bulgaria 99.65
67.47% |
67.23Value: 67.23
|
Ocean Health Index: Clean Waters score (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
86.89 |
15.81 |
Worst: Benin 15.81 Best: Argentina 86.89
75.34% |
69.36Value: 69.36
|
Fish caught from overexploited or collapsed stocks (% of total catch) |
Initial Value: 1
|
71.91 |
0.35 |
Worst: Mauritius 71.91 Best: Cape Verde 0.35
80.32% |
14.43Value: 14.432
|
Fish caught by trawling or dredging (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
75.22 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 75.22 Best: Bahamas 0.00
85.2% |
11.13Value: 11.131
|
Fish caught that are then discarded (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.69 |
0.00 |
Worst: Kuwait 79.69 Best: Bahamas 0.00
95.15% |
3.86Value: 3.864
|
Marine biodiversity threats embodied in imports (per million population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.38 |
0.00 |
Worst: Guyana 5.38 Best: Afghanistan 0.00
99.7% |
0.02Value: 0.016
|
SDG 15 - Life on Land
Rank 93 / Score 63.74 |
Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahrain 0.00 Best: Guyana 100.00
43.48% |
43.48Value: 43.485
|
Mean area that is protected in freshwater sites important to biodiversity (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahamas 0.00 Best: Comoros 100.00
36.66% |
36.66Value: 36.658
|
Red List Index of species survival (worst 0-1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.99 |
0.38 |
Worst: Mauritius 0.38 Best: Suriname 0.99
78.52% |
0.86Value: 0.859
|
Permanent deforestation (% of forest area, 3-year average) |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cambodia 2.02 Best: Albania 0.00
99.9% |
0Value: 0.002
|
Imported deforestation (m²/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
63.14 |
0.18 |
Worst: Liberia 0.18 Best: Estonia 63.14
20.41% |
13.03Value: 13.028
|
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institurions
Rank 93 / Score 58.97 |
Homicides (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
53.34 |
0.07 |
Worst: Jamaica 53.34 Best: Bahrain 0.07
95.59% |
2.42Value: 2.421
|
Unsentenced detainees (% of prison population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.18 |
3.16 |
Worst: Gabon 80.18 Best: Namibia 3.16
71.5% |
25.11Value: 25.108
|
Crime is effectively controlled |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.98 |
0.33 |
Worst: Venezuela 0.33 Best: Singapore 0.98
65.85% |
0.76Value: 0.758
|
Birth registrations with civil authority (% of children under age 5) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
2.70 |
Worst: Ethiopia 2.70 Best: Australia 100.00
98.56% |
98.6Value: 98.6
|
Corruption Perceptions Index (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
90.00 |
11.00 |
Worst: Somalia 11.00 Best: Denmark 90.00
16.46% |
24Value: 24
|
Children involved in child labor (% of population aged 5 to 14) |
Initial Value: 1
|
45.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 45.00 Best: Australia 0.00
100% |
..Value: ..
|
Exports of major conventional weapons (TIV constant million USD per 100,000 population)* |
Initial Value: 1
|
7.53 |
0.00 |
Worst: Israel 7.53 Best: Afghanistan 0.00
98.38% |
0.12Value: 0.122
|
Press Freedom Index (worst 0-100 best |
Initial Value: 1
|
91.89 |
17.41 |
Worst: Syrian Arab Republic 17.41 Best: Norway 91.89
5.22% |
21.3Value: 21.3
|
Access to and affordability of justice (worst 0–1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.79 |
0.30 |
Worst: Sudan 0.30 Best: Netherlands 0.79
66.53% |
0.63Value: 0.626
|
Timeliness of administrative proceedings (worst 0 - 1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.90 |
0.10 |
Worst: Venezuela 0.10 Best: Singapore 0.90
50.25% |
0.5Value: 0.502
|
Expropriations are lawful and adequately compensated (worst 0 - 1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.93 |
0.14 |
Worst: Venezuela 0.14 Best: Netherlands 0.93
45.44% |
0.5Value: 0.499
|
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Rank 132 / Score 52.95 |
Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) |
Initial Value: 1
|
24.16 |
1.71 |
Worst: Haiti 1.71 Best: Cuba 24.16
20.87% |
6.4Value: 6.395
|
For high-income and all OECD DAC countries: International concessional public finance, including official development assistance (% of GNI) |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.09 |
0.07 |
Worst: Cyprus 0.07 Best: Norway 1.09
|
..Value: ..
|
Other countries: Government revenue excluding grants (% of GDP) |
Initial Value: 1
|
38.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Somalia 0.00 Best: Iraq 38.60
65.74% |
25.38Value: 25.376
|
Corporate Tax Haven Score (best 0-100 worst) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahamas 100.00 Best: Afghanistan 0.00
100% |
0Value: 0
|
Statistical Performance Index (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.64 |
31.36 |
Worst: Turkmenistan 31.36 Best: Finland 93.64
43.93% |
58.72Value: 58.719
|
Index of countries' support to UN-based multilateralism (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
92.00 |
15.85 |
Worst: United States 15.85 Best: Barbados 92.00
38.99% |
45.54Value: 45.543
|