What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Iran, Islamic Republic of and OECD members?

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and OECD members?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs OECD members: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Iran, Islamic Republic of

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

OECD members

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

45th

OECD members rank

43rd

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
OECD members

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 12.5 times OECD members's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Iran, Islamic Republic of has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 45th and OECD members ranks 43rd of 214 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Iran, Islamic Republic of or OECD members?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Iran, Islamic Republic of and OECD members?: 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and OECD members?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and OECD members rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 45th and OECD members ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.