If you lived in Oman instead of Armenia, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years longer

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 63.0% less likely to die by suicide

Armenia has a suicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 21.9% more likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 28.9% less spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.

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have 40.7% fewer doctors per person

Armenia has 33.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.

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Economy

be 74.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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make 2.1 times more money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.

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Life

be 31.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 51.2% more children

In Armenia, 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.

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Basic Needs

be 17.1% more likely to have internet access

In Armenia, approximately 81.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Oman, about 95.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 62.6% less on healthcare

Armenia spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 79.5% more on education

Armenia spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Safety

be 93.7% less likely to be murdered

Armenia has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 19.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Armenia, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 3.4 times more electricity

Armenia uses 2,386 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.

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find 45.5% less home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.

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live with 88.3% more strain on fresh water

Armenia withdraws 62% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 48.6% more likely to die from air pollution

In Armenia, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.

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emit 7.6 times more CO2

Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Oman emits 18.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Oman: At a glance

Oman is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 309,500 sq km. The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered on Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, a newly established sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, but it never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al-Said overthrew his father, and he has since ruled as sultan. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world while preserving the longstanding close ties with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries. Inspired by the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa beginning in January 2011, some Omanis began staging marches, demonstrations, and sit-ins calling mostly for more jobs and economic benefits and an end to corruption. In response to those protester demands, QABOOS in 2011 pledged to implement economic and political reforms, such as granting legislative and regulatory powers to the Majlis al-Shura and introducing unemployment benefits. Additionally, in August 2012, the Sultan announced a royal directive mandating the speedy implementation of a national job creation plan for thousands of public and private sector jobs. As part of the government's efforts to decentralize authority and allow greater citizen participation in local governance, Oman successfully conducted its first municipal council elections in December 2012. Announced by the Sultan in 2011, the municipal councils will have the power to advise the Royal Court on the needs of local districts across Oman's 11 governorates.
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