Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 80.7% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 54.2% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 43.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 14.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
be 89.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
have 37.6% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 63.2% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.1% less on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 35.9% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Oman? See an in-depth size comparison.