Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of South Africa, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Oman, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2019.
live 11.6 years longer
In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
South Africa has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
be 84.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Africa, approximately 119.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.1% less likely to die during infancy
In South Africa, approximately 25.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Oman, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2022.
have 19.1% more children
In South Africa, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.7% more likely to have internet access
In South Africa, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Oman, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% less on education
South Africa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 54.9% less on healthcare
South Africa spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.2% less coastline
South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Oman: At a glance
How big is Oman compared to South Africa? See an in-depth size comparison.