Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 57.1% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 13.1% of people as of 2024.
live 7.0 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 53.1% less spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bhutan spends $677 as of 2023.
have 72.2% fewer doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bhutan has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 14.3% less access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bhutan scores 60 as of 2021.
be 5.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 77.5% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $4,493 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.6 times 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 Bhutan, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
be 33.3% less likely to be literate
In Oman, the literacy rate is 97.3% as of 2022. In Bhutan, it is 64.9% as of 2022.
be 65.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bhutan, on the other hand, 13.7 children do as of 2024.
have 25.3% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.6% more on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bhutan spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 26.6% more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 17.6 times more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 10.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bhutan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.8% less strain on fresh water
Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bhutan withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 73.6% less home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bhutan has 2.9 as of 2024.
Environment
be 45.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bhutan, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 89.2% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bhutan emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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