Iran vs Spain: Number of deaths
Iran
423,371 deaths
in 2023
Spain
447,467 deaths
in 2023
Iran rank
27th
Spain rank
26th
Number of deaths over time
- Iran
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 447,467 deaths against 423,371 deaths in Iran, a difference of 24,096 deaths.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 27th and Spain ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 497,159 deaths | 284,244 deaths | 212,915 deaths | Iran |
| 1960s | 499,607 deaths | 275,643 deaths | 223,964 deaths | Iran |
| 1970s | 444,872 deaths | 292,880 deaths | 151,992 deaths | Iran |
| 1980s | 444,957 deaths | 302,099 deaths | 142,858 deaths | Iran |
| 1990s | 352,424 deaths | 342,270 deaths | 10,154 deaths | Iran |
| 2000s | 342,025 deaths | 371,358 deaths | 29,332 deaths | Spain |
| 2010s | 379,924 deaths | 404,523 deaths | 24,599 deaths | Spain |
| 2020s | 497,872 deaths | 470,388 deaths | 27,484 deaths | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Iran or Spain?
- Spain, at 447,467 deaths against 423,371 deaths in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Iran and Spain?
- 24,096 deaths, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Spain rank globally for number of deaths?
- Iran ranks 27th and Spain ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.