Officials at Iran’s Ministry of Health say the number of cancer cases in Iran has reached nearly 150,000 cases per year. However, the latest International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization data shows that in 2022, Iran had...

Despite the fact that prisoners are legally obligated to pay for their own ankle monitors, the Consolidation Commission of the Majlis determined that 500 billion Tomans ($8.1 million, at an exchange rate of 61,300 Tomans/$1) of public funds will be...

As the country grapples with water scarcity, the number of legally constructed deep wells has increased by 40%, and semi-deep wells by 1.5 times. However, the wells’ water production has decreased by 15%, Iran Open Data research shows. The Statistical...

Iran’s number of “cultural and Quranic institutions” has increased 18-fold in the past 12 years, official statistics show. In total, the country hosts 1,420 such institutions, a marked increase from 80 institutions in 2013. !function(e,n,i,s){var...

Iran's runaway inflation is a rarity in global terms, especially when placed side-by-side with the economies of its regional neighbors.  Since 1990, average prices in Saudi Arabia have increased by 55%, in Israel by 56%, in the Republic of Azerbaijan...

The inflation rate in the first 30 months of Ebrahim Raisi’s presidency is almost equal to the total inflation of the last 15 years of Pahlavi rule, data released by the Iranian government suggests.  Using Statistical Center of Iran figures, Iran Open...

Shortly after the Iranian revolution of 1979, clerics led by Ruhollah Khomeini - who said before the revolution that he had “no interest in political power” - seized Iran’s executive. In the following four decades, clerics came to dominate many...

Two institutions controlled by the influential politician Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel, namely the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and the Saadi Foundation, receive more money from the national budget than most universities and research...

Half a century ago, Iran's economy was bigger than South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Recently, Iran has not only fallen behind these old rivals, but also lost its global economic significance. Iran Open Data’s research shows that seven years...

The drying up of Lake Urmia, a crucial aquifer in Iran’s northwest, is most often attributed to drought, illegal use of underground water, and excessive production of watermelon, sugar beet, and apple in West and East Azerbaijan provinces. Iran Open...

While average internet speed in the neighboring countries has increased up to ten times in the past seven years, Iran’s internet speed has increased by only 30%. By collecting the archived “Speed Test” information from its website, Iran Open Data has...

British Petroleum (BP) data from 1965 to 2022 indicates that Iran was, at times, the third or fourth-largest oil producer in the world after the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. However, currently, its ranking has fallen to a lower eighth...

Iran has failed to keep up with the global move towards green energy transition, which is now a central issue worldwide for political leaders, regulators and more importantly, the global investment community.    !function(e,n,i,s){var...

The staggering increase in the cost of living in Iran is making staple meals unaffordable for the working class. In Tehran, the price of a grilled minced kebab serving, traditionally considered economical, is between 1.5 to 2 times the entire daily...

At least one out of every ten checks issued in Iran bounces, Iran Open Data research shows. On average, each check is worth 874 million tomans ($17,515 at an exchange rate of 50,000 tomans/$1). Recent legislative changes aimed to bring Iran’s high...

Approximately three-fourths of respondents to a recent Iran Open Data Poll stated that they own a domesticated animal. More men than women own household pets. Although dogs and cats constitute the majority of domesticated animals, a diverse range of...

Weighted against the size of its economy, the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions in Iran is approximately three times that of China and more than ten times that of the United States, according to the latest European Union statistics. While...

The number of doctors who leave Iran to work in richer countries dwarfs the number of incoming doctors by 30% annually, an Iran Open Data analysis of publicly available figures shows.  While there is no official statistic available about the...

In recent months, a powdered milk shortage has created significant challenges for the Iranian population. Some reports suggest that Ebrahim Raisi’s administration has asked a factory in Turkey to supply all of Iran's powdered milk to make up for the...

In a recent Iran Open Data poll about their first sexual experiences, 54% of respondents stated their first sexual experience occurred before they were 18 years old. Another 17% stated their first sexual encounter was with a same-sex partner. Men are...

Although the population covered by Iran’s sewage network increased by about 20% between the years 1395 to 1400 (2016-2022), the volume of collected wastewater in the sewage network has grown by more than 34%, Iran Open Data’s research indicates. ...