Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 18.3% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Colombia, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2024.
see 21.7% more spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Colombia spends $1,758 as of 2024.
have 27.3% more doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Colombia has 25.4 as of 2023.
have 14.3% more access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Colombia scores 80 as of 2021.
live 2.3 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Colombia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 5.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Colombia, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Colombia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
make 57.1% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $8,562 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.5 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 Colombia, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 26.5% 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 Colombia, on the other hand, 10.5 children do as of 2024.
have 21.0% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Colombia, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Colombia, about 79.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.1% more on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Colombia spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Colombia, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 53.3% more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
Safety
be 177.9 times more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Colombia, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 47.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Colombia, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 55.7% more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Colombia has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 96.9% less strain on fresh water
Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Colombia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 81.1% less electricity
Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Colombia uses 1,551 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 76.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Colombia, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.
emit 90.3% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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