If you lived in Oman instead of Germany, you would:

Health

be 92.9% less likely to die by suicide

Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 47.6% more likely to be obese

In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 83.6% less spent on your healthcare

Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.

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have 56.1% fewer doctors per person

Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.

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have 20.5% less access to essential health services

Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 12.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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make 67.0% less money

Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Germany, approximately 3.1 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.

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Expenditures

spend 16.4% less on education

Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 71.6% less on healthcare

Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 12.4% less coastline

Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.

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Safety

be 84.6% less likely to be murdered

Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 34.3% more electricity

Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.

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find 75.8% less home broadband

Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.

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live with 3.3 times more strain on fresh water

Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 6.9 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.7 times more CO2

Germany emits 6.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Oman emits 18.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Oman: At a glance

Oman is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 309,500 sq km. The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered on Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, a newly established sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, but it never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al-Said overthrew his father, and he has since ruled as sultan. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world while preserving the longstanding close ties with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries. Inspired by the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa beginning in January 2011, some Omanis began staging marches, demonstrations, and sit-ins calling mostly for more jobs and economic benefits and an end to corruption. In response to those protester demands, QABOOS in 2011 pledged to implement economic and political reforms, such as granting legislative and regulatory powers to the Majlis al-Shura and introducing unemployment benefits. Additionally, in August 2012, the Sultan announced a royal directive mandating the speedy implementation of a national job creation plan for thousands of public and private sector jobs. As part of the government's efforts to decentralize authority and allow greater citizen participation in local governance, Oman successfully conducted its first municipal council elections in December 2012. Announced by the Sultan in 2011, the municipal councils will have the power to advise the Royal Court on the needs of local districts across Oman's 11 governorates.
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