Iran vs Russia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)

Iran
0.5%
in 2018
Russia
0.4%
in 2020
Iran rank
93rd
Russia rank
96th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%) over time

  • Iran
  • Russia
00.511.5199220062020

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Russia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Russia ahead.

Iran ranks 93rd and Russia ranks 96th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.5% 0.4% Russia
2000s 0.1% 0.6% 0.5% Russia
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Iran or Russia?
Iran, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Russia as of 2018.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Iran and Russia?
0.1%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Iran and Russia rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Iran ranks 93rd and Russia ranks 96th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.