Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 15.1 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 13.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
have 6.8 times more doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
have 29.6% more access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.
be 88.3% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 78.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 7.4 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
be 78.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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.
have 23.5% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 99.0% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Oman, about 95.2% do as of 2024.
be 26.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 93% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.6 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 18.1% more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 99.7% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 64.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 35.7 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
use 107.6 times more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
live with 8.7 times more strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 62.2 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 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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