Iran geopolitical profile
National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Iran. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.
5Cooperative185Mixed3Competitive1Hostile / conflict
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2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES
Current-year economic outlook
IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.
IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25
GDP per capita$3.9K
2015 $5K → 2025 $3.9KGDP growth-2.8%
2015 -1.4% → 2025 -2.8%Inflation42.2%
2015 12.5% → 2025 42.2%Population92.4M
2015 82.6M → 2025 92.4MWorld Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0
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Geopolitical position
A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER
Relationships from Iran
Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.
CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
RussiaIRN → RUS+25Cooperative94%Broad sourced evidenceChinaIRN → CHN+21Cooperative76%Broad sourced evidenceKyrgyzstanIRN → KGZ+11Cooperative60%Broad sourced evidenceTajikistanIRN → TJK+11Cooperative60%Broad sourced evidenceUzbekistanIRN → UZB+11Cooperative60%Broad sourced evidenceAzerbaijanIRN → AZE+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceEgyptIRN → EGY+9Mixed48%Documented bilateral evidenceKazakhstanIRN → KAZ+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidencePakistanIRN → PAK+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceTurkmenistanIRN → TKM+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceAfghanistanIRN → AFG+6Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceAlgeriaIRN → DZA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBahrainIRN → BHR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBruneiIRN → BRN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBurkina FasoIRN → BFA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIraqIRN → IRQ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKuwaitIRN → KWT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLebanonIRN → LBN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLibyaIRN → LBY+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritaniaIRN → MRT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigerIRN → NER+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceOmanIRN → OMN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceQatarIRN → QAT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSenegalIRN → SEN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSomaliaIRN → SOM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSudanIRN → SDN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUgandaIRN → UGA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceYemenIRN → YEM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBurundiIRN → BDI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCubaIRN → CUB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEquatorial GuineaIRN → GNQ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEritreaIRN → ERI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEthiopiaIRN → ETH+5Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFranceIRN → FRA+5Mixed62%Documented bilateral evidenceGermanyIRN → DEU+5Mixed62%Documented bilateral evidenceIndonesiaIRN → IDN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNicaraguaIRN → NIC+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth AfricaIRN → ZAF+5Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSri LankaIRN → LKA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySyriaIRN → SYR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited KingdomIRN → GBR+5Mixed62%Documented bilateral evidenceVenezuelaIRN → VEN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyVietnamIRN → VNM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyZimbabweIRN → ZWE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBangladeshIRN → BGD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBeninIRN → BEN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCameroonIRN → CMR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceChadIRN → TCD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceComorosIRN → COM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDjiboutiIRN → DJI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGabonIRN → GAB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGambiaIRN → GMB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuineaIRN → GIN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuinea-BissauIRN → GNB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuyanaIRN → GUY+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceHaitiIRN → HTI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIvory CoastIRN → CIV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJordanIRN → JOR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMalaysiaIRN → MYS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMaldivesIRN → MDV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMaliIRN → MLI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMoroccoIRN → MAR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMozambiqueIRN → MOZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaIRN → NGA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSão Tomé and PríncipeIRN → STP+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaudi ArabiaIRN → SAU+4Mixed95%Broad sourced evidenceSeychellesIRN → SYC+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSierra LeoneIRN → SLE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth SudanIRN → SSD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSurinameIRN → SUR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTogoIRN → TGO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTunisiaIRN → TUN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAngolaIRN → AGO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAntigua and BarbudaIRN → ATG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyArmeniaIRN → ARM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBahamasIRN → BHS+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBarbadosIRN → BRB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBelarusIRN → BLR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBelizeIRN → BLZ+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBhutanIRN → BTN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBoliviaIRN → BOL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBotswanaIRN → BWA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBrazilIRN → BRA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCambodiaIRN → KHM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCape VerdeIRN → CPV+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCentral African RepublicIRN → CAF+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyChileIRN → CHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaIRN → COL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCosta RicaIRN → CRI+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDominicaIRN → DMA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDominican RepublicIRN → DOM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDR CongoIRN → COD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEcuadorIRN → ECU+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEl SalvadorIRN → SLV+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEswatiniIRN → SWZ+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyFijiIRN → FJI+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGhanaIRN → GHA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGrenadaIRN → GRD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGuatemalaIRN → GTM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyHondurasIRN → HND+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIndiaIRN → IND+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyJamaicaIRN → JAM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKenyaIRN → KEN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKiribatiIRN → KIR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLaosIRN → LAO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLesothoIRN → LSO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLiberiaIRN → LBR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLiechtensteinIRN → LIE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMadagascarIRN → MDG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMalawiIRN → MWI+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMarshall IslandsIRN → MHL+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritiusIRN → MUS+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMexicoIRN → MEX+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMonacoIRN → MCO+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMongoliaIRN → MNG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMyanmarIRN → MMR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNamibiaIRN → NAM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNauruIRN → NRU+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNepalIRN → NPL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth KoreaIRN → PRK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPalauIRN → PLW+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePalestineIRN → PSE+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidencePanamaIRN → PAN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPapua New GuineaIRN → PNG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPeruIRN → PER+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPhilippinesIRN → PHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyRepublic of the CongoIRN → COG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyRwandaIRN → RWA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaint Kitts and NevisIRN → KNA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaint LuciaIRN → LCA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaint Vincent and the GrenadinesIRN → VCT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySamoaIRN → WSM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySerbiaIRN → SRB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySingaporeIRN → SGP+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySolomon IslandsIRN → SLB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTanzaniaIRN → TZA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyThailandIRN → THA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTimor-LesteIRN → TLS+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTongaIRN → TON+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTrinidad and TobagoIRN → TTO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyeIRN → TUR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTuvaluIRN → TUV+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUruguayIRN → URY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyVanuatuIRN → VUT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyVatican CityIRN → VAT+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidenceZambiaIRN → ZMB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited Arab EmiratesIRN → ARE+1Mixed59%Broad sourced evidenceAndorraIRN → AND0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyArgentinaIRN → ARG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBosnia and HerzegovinaIRN → BIH0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGeorgiaIRN → GEO0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIcelandIRN → ISL0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyItalyIRN → ITA0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyJapanIRN → JPN0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMicronesiaIRN → FSM0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMoldovaIRN → MDA0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMontenegroIRN → MNE0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNew ZealandIRN → NZL0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth MacedoniaIRN → MKD0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorwayIRN → NOR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyParaguayIRN → PRY0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySan MarinoIRN → SMR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth KoreaIRN → KOR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySpainIRN → ESP0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySwitzerlandIRN → CHE0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUkraineIRN → UKR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCyprusIRN → CYP-1Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceAustriaIRN → AUT-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceBelgiumIRN → BEL-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceBulgariaIRN → BGR-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceCroatiaIRN → HRV-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceCzechiaIRN → CZE-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceDenmarkIRN → DNK-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceEstoniaIRN → EST-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceFinlandIRN → FIN-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceGreeceIRN → GRC-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceHungaryIRN → HUN-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceIrelandIRN → IRL-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceLatviaIRN → LVA-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceLithuaniaIRN → LTU-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceLuxembourgIRN → LUX-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceMaltaIRN → MLT-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceNetherlandsIRN → NLD-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidencePolandIRN → POL-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidencePortugalIRN → PRT-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceRomaniaIRN → ROU-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceSlovakiaIRN → SVK-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceSloveniaIRN → SVN-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceSwedenIRN → SWE-3Mixed59%Documented bilateral evidenceAustraliaIRN → AUS-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceAlbaniaIRN → ALB-12Competitive68%Broad sourced evidenceCanadaIRN → CAN-17Competitive68%Broad sourced evidenceIsraelIRN → ISR-26Competitive65%Broad sourced evidenceUnited StatesIRN → USA-75Hostile / conflict95%Broad sourced evidenceEvery component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.