Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 12.3% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 35.6% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
have 73.0% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 57.7% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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
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