Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.1 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 38.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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make 73.7% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.2 times more children

In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 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 80.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Oman, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 25.1% more on education

Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 51.0 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.

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Safety

be 75.0% less likely to be murdered

Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 63.0% less home broadband

Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 7.4 times more CO2

Macau emits 2.5 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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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