Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 60.6% more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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.
have 22.6% more children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.4% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Oman, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.5% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 35.0% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Oman: At a glance
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