General
See also: Iran and Geography of Iran| Name | Rank | Out of | Source | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Area | 18 | 233 | United Nations | Area of 1,628,750 km2; or ~1.1% of World's total area | 2010 |
| Deadliest Earthquakes in History | 8 | World | List of natural disasters | 856 Damghan earthquake killed more than 200,000 People in Iran on December 22, 856 | 856 |
| Countries by number of casualties from earthquakes | 2 | World | United Nations | Iran has the world's second highest number of casualties due to earthquakes per one million residents; More info: The natural disasters risk index | 2010 |
| Number of major earthquakes | 1 | World | United Nations | Iran has the world's highest number of major earthquakes (magnitude higher than 5.5 Richter); Tremors occur daily somewhere in the country; More info: Online Earthquake Monitoring (With GMT date & time stamp) | 2010 |
| Number of billionaires | 12 | 58 | List of Iranian people by net worth | Only one of five Iranian billionaires, (Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani) resides in Iran | 2010 |
| World Giving Index | 86 | World | Charities Aid Foundation | Iran ranked 86th charitable nation worldwide with 35% of population having given money to charities, 38% of population having helped a stranger & only 12% having volunteered time; More info: World's most charitable nations | 2010 |
| Intensity of natural background radiation | 1 | World | Natural background radiation at Ramsar | Highest natural radioactivity level in the world; Annual dose of 260 mSv; More info: Acute radiation syndrome & Ionizing radiation | 2010 |
| % of water area | 102 | 139 | List of countries by percentage of water area | 12,000 km2 of sovereign water area or ~0.73% of total sovereign area | 2010 |
| Length of coastline | 50 | 196 | List of countries by length of coastline | 2,440 km of total coastline length excluding 740 km of coastline with Caspian sea which is landlocked | 2010 |
| Land Area | 18 | World | List of countries and outlying territories by land area | 1,636,000 km2 of land area | 2010 |
| Average national intelligence quotient | 94 | 185 | IQ and Global Inequality | Iran is ranked at 94th place in terms of the average IQ of its citizens with an average national IQ of 84 | 2006 |
| World's largest islands | 272 | World | List of islands by area | Qeshm with an area of 1,336 km2 is the world's 272nd largest island; (Greenland is world's largest); More info: List of islands by highest point | 2010 |
| World's highest points by country | 22 | World | List of countries by highest point | Damavand with height of 5,610 m (18,406 ft); Damavand is also one of Volcanic Seven Summits; More info: List of mountains in Iran & Extreme points of Earth | 2010 |
| World's lowest points | 17 | World | List of countries by lowest point | Caspian Sea with a depth of 28 m below see level is the world's 17th deepest natural point | 2010 |
| World's largest deserts | 23 | World | List of deserts by area | Dasht-e Kavir is the 23rd & Dasht-e Lut is the 25th largest desert in the world | 2010 |
| Most livable green countries | 83 | 141 | Reader's Digest | Composite measure of HDI & ESI | 2008 |
| Tea consumption per capita | 5 | World | World Market Research | Annual per capita tea consumption of 1.2 kg | 2004 |
| Coffee consumption per capita | 132 | World | World Resources Institute | Annual per capita coffee consumption of 0.1 kg | 2006 |
| Wheat consumption per capita | 7 | World | US government | Yearly consumption of ~195 kg per person | 2004 |
| Southernmost point by country | 127 | World | List of countries by southernmost point | South east of Sistan va Baluchestan at 25°03'35"N | 2010 |
| Northernmost point by country | 60 | World | List of countries by northernmost point | West Azarbaijan region at 39°46'38"N | 2010 |
| Easternmost point by country | 44 | World | List of countries by easternmost point | Sistan va Baluchestan region at 63°18'03"E | 2010 |
| Westernmost point by country | 146 | World | List of countries by westernmost point | West Azarbaijan region at 44°02'50"E | 2010 |
| Hottest Places on Planet Earth | 1 | World | NASA | Gandom-Beriyan in Dasht-e Lut is the world's hottest place with a recorded temperature of 70.7 °C (159 °F); More info: Iran Meteorological Organization & List of weather records (where it states a record of 87 °C (188 °F) in Abadan, Iran in June 1967) & Climate records | 2005 |
| Least Expensive Capital Cities | 1 | World | CNN | Tehran is the world's least expensive capital city based on Cost-of-living index and is overall the second cheapest city after Karachi in the world; Cost of living comparison between two cities | 2007 |
| World's Tallest Towers | 5 | World | List of tallest buildings and structures in the world | Milad Tower is the world's fifth tallest tower & 14th tallest freestanding structure; More info: List of tallest structures in Iran & List of tallest freestanding structures in the world | 2010 |
| Largest oil gushers in history | 1 | World | Oil gusher | Qum wildcat oil gusher blew on August 26, 1956, and had an uncontrollable gusher of 125,000 barrels per day (19,900 m3/d) for three months before it was contained | 2010 |
| World's oldest trees | 3 | World | Earth Watchers Center | Sarv-e-Abarkooh with over 4,000 years of age is the world's third oldest tree | 2010 |
| World's largest sports stadiums | 11 | World | List of stadiums by capacity | Azadi Stadium with a seating capacity of 100,000 people is the world's 11th largest sports stadium as well as being the world's fourth largest football stadium and world's 44th largest sporting venue | 2010 |
| World's largest covered stadiums | 29 | World | List of covered stadiums by capacity | Azadiye Stadium with a seating capacity of 40,000 people is the world's 29th largest covered stadium | 2010 |
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