Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 18.1% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.
be 88.5% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 53.2% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
have 61.0% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
have 11.4% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 33.9% more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
be 60.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
have 51.3% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.4% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 66.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 58.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 96.9% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 25.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.9 times more electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
find 57.6% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 11.2 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.7 times more CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Oman emits 18.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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