Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 88.7% less likely to die by suicide
Costa Rica has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 25.1% less spent on your healthcare
Costa Rica spends $1,928 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
have 25.9% fewer doctors per person
Costa Rica has 26.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
have 13.6% less access to essential health services
Costa Rica scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
be 52.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 45.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 24.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
have 68.0% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% less on education
Costa Rica spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 49.2% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 62.2% more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 99.2% less likely to be murdered
Costa Rica has a homicide rate of 17.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 29.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Costa Rica, road accidents kill 15.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.6 times more electricity
Costa Rica uses 2,282 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
find 52.5% less home broadband
Costa Rica has 23.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 19.8 times more strain on fresh water
Costa Rica withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
Environment
be 6.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Costa Rica, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.4 times more CO2
Costa Rica emits 1.6 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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