Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
have 14.8% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.
be 38.1% less likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.0 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 70.5% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.
see 36.9% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
have 10.9% fewer doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 36.5% more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
be 59.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
have 58.5% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 76.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Oman, about 95.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.3% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 62.3% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 8.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 43.7% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 7.4 times more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.2 times more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Oman emits 18.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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