Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 92.4% less likely to die by suicide
Iceland has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.6 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 37.2% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.
see 79.1% less spent on your healthcare
Iceland spends $6,927 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
have 54.4% fewer doctors per person
Iceland has 43.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
have 21.3% less access to essential health services
Iceland scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 79.7% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
have 49.8% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 2.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 40.1% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 61.1% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 57.9% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 89.1% less likely to be murdered
Iceland has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 4.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Iceland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 70.5% less home broadband
Iceland has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 299.3 times more strain on fresh water
Iceland withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
use 83.3% less electricity
Iceland uses 48,998 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 13.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Iceland, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Iceland emits 8.5 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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