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

Health

be 18.0% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 40.7% more spent on your healthcare

Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Armenia spends $2,033 as of 2023.

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have 68.7% more doctors per person

Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Armenia has 33.6 as of 2022.

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live 1.9 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Armenia, it is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Armenia, that number is 12.9% as of 2025.

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make 52.5% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $9,474 as of 2025.

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Life

be 46.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 13.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Armenia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 33.8% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Armenia, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 14.6% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Armenia, about 81.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 44.3% less on education

Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Armenia spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 15.8 times more likely to be murdered

Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 23.6% more likely to die in a road accident

In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Armenia, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 83.6% more home broadband

Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Armenia has 20.3 as of 2024.

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live with 46.9% less strain on fresh water

Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Armenia withdraws 62% as of 2022.

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use 70.9% less electricity

Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Armenia uses 2,386 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 32.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Armenia, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.

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emit 86.8% less CO2

Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Armenia: At a glance

Armenia is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 28,203 sq km. Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, Ottoman Turkey instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of Azerbaijan proper. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution. Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, senior Armenian leaders began pursuing rapprochement with Turkey, aiming to secure an opening of the border, but Turkey has not yet ratified the Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries. In September 2013, President SARGSIAN announced Armenia would join Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union.
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