Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.1 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 25.9% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.
see 77.5% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
have 44.8% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
have 18.6% less access to essential health services
Finland scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
be 65.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 64.5% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 62.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 31.3% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 66.7% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 67.4% more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 85.7% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 69.7% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 16.4 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
use 44.6% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 14.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Finland emits 5.5 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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