Statement:
In Iran, public electronic and e-government services are less common than in China

In the E-Government Development Index rating Iran holds position #88 2022 out of 192 and China is #41 out of 192 2022.
Position of Iran is worse than position of China.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'E-Government Index' in descending order.
    China 'E-Government Index' value is 0.8119
    Iran 'E-Government Index' value is 0.6433