Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Oman instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

live 13.2 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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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be 27.4% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 65.2% more spent on your healthcare

Marshall Islands spends $874 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.

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have 18.6% more access to essential health services

Marshall Islands scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.

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Life

be 91.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Marshall Islands, approximately 155.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 63.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 22.7 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.

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have 16.5% fewer children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 20.1 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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Basic Needs

be 44.5% more likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Oman, about 95.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 43.1% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 74.0% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 13.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 5.6 times more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.

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Infrastructure

find 4.7 times more home broadband

Marshall Islands has 2.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. 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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