Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.2% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 43.4% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 61.7% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.5 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 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
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