India vs Iran: Population census recently completed

India
1
in 2015
Iran
1
in 2015
India rank
1st
Iran rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • India
  • Iran
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How they compare

India currently reports 1 against 1 in Iran, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Iran ahead.

India ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 67 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Iran Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0 0
1770s 0 0 0
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0.8 0 0.8 India
1880s 1 0 1 India
1890s 1 0 1 India
1900s 1 0 1 India
1910s 1 0 1 India
1920s 1 0 1 India
1930s 1 0 1 India
1940s 1 0 1 India
1950s 1 0.4 0.6 India
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population census recently completed, India or Iran?
India, at 1 against 1 in Iran as of 2015.
What is the difference in population census recently completed between India and Iran?
0, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do India and Iran rank globally for population census recently completed?
India ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population census recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.