Statement:
Afghanistan has a lower Human Development Index than Iran

In the Human Development Index rating Afghanistan holds position #173 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Iran is #77 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Afghanistan is worse than position of Iran.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.

   Afghanistan	'Human Development Index' value is	0.48
   Iran	'Human Development Index' value is	0.77