Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 30.4% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Oman, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 14.9% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.6 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Oman: At a glance
How big is Oman compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.