Social Development in Iran 140 indicators covering social development for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 49,263 2025 down 13.7% 34th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 22.8% 87th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 2.6% 76th Political Rights Score 4 2025 down 42.9% 160th Freedom Score 10 2025 down 41.2% 177th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 2025 down 100.0% 158th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 100.0% 158th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 100.0% 160th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -19.47 % change on previous year 2025 down 130.6% 82nd Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 — 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 3 2018 down 25.0% 150th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 down 164.3% 153rd Equal Rights Protection Index 0.56 2025 down 3.3% 110th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.236 2025 down 4.5% 152nd Political Corruption Index 0.768 2025 up 5.5% 42nd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.768 2025 up 5.5% 42nd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 177th Number of armed conflicts 1 conflicts 2025 — 19th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 — 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0394 units per square kilometre 2023 up 123.1% 93rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 157th LGBT+ Rights Index -2.5 2019 down 52.1% 188th Forcibly displaced people 1.65 million 2025 up 68.5% 23rd Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 23 2024 down 14.8% 150th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0207 2024 up 106.7% 198th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 178th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0207 2024 up 106.7% 170th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 5.15 2025 up 7.0% 98th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 5.15 2025 up 7.0% 98th States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 unchanged 1st Citizen support for democracy -1.12 2020 up 4.4% 121st Homicides 1,955 deaths 2017 — 12th Child homicide rate 0.741 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 — 34th Homicide rate 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 — 40th Homicide rate by age of the victim 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 — 40th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 2,513 deaths 2021 down 10.4% 32nd Homicide rate 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 22.1% 120th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 2.9 2021 down 20.6% 113th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 5.34 million 2030 down 13.7% 30th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.0566 2030 down 88.1% 177th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 down 33.3% 97th Freedom of Expression Score 1 2025 unchanged 116th Civil Rights Score 1 2025 down 50.0% 117th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 10.6% 2030 down 18.5% 118th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 8.28 million 2030 down 6.6% 23rd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 97.0% 2020 up 0.2% 8th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 98.5% 2020 up 0.2% 7th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 25.7% 2020 down 15.1% 159th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 1.5% 2020 down 9.8% 180th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →