Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 23.6% more spent on your healthcare
Dominican Republic spends $1,169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
be 78.3% less likely to die by suicide
Dominican Republic has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 17.9% fewer doctors per person
Dominican Republic has 24.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
Economy
be 36.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 80.4% more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $11,059 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
be 89.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 124.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 27.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Oman, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 16.5% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 62.4% more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 98.7% less likely to be murdered
Dominican Republic has a homicide rate of 10.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 59.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Dominican Republic, road accidents kill 27.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 4.4 times more electricity
Dominican Republic uses 1,867 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
live with 3.0 times more strain on fresh water
Dominican Republic withdraws 40% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Dominican Republic, air pollution causes 27.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.2 times more CO2
Dominican Republic emits 3.0 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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