Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 11.6 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 100.0% more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.0 times more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 61.0% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Oman, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 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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