Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 22.7% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 39.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.
see 25.3% more spent on your healthcare
Barbados spends $1,153 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
be 74.0% less likely to die by suicide
Barbados has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 32.7% fewer doctors per person
Barbados has 29.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
Economy
be 50.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 29.7% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $28,365 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
have 50.9% more children
In Barbados, 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.
Basic Needs
be 35.4% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 70.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Oman, about 95.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 23.0% more on education
Barbados spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 21.6 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 98.1% less likely to be murdered
Barbados has a homicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 10.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Barbados, road accidents kill 10.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 70.5% less home broadband
Barbados has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 33.4% more strain on fresh water
Barbados withdraws 88% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
Environment
be 5.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Barbados, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.4 times more CO2
Barbados emits 2.5 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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