Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Oman, you would:
Health
see 33.5% more spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Costa Rica spends $1,928 as of 2023.
have 34.9% more doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Costa Rica has 26.9 as of 2022.
have 15.7% more access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Costa Rica scores 81 as of 2021.
be 8.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Costa Rica, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Costa Rica, that number is 6.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 84.6% 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 Costa Rica, 24.0 women do as of 2023.
have 40.5% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Costa Rica, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% more on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Costa Rica spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 96.8% more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Costa Rica, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 38.3% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
Safety
be 126.8 times more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Costa Rica, that number is 17.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 40.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Costa Rica, they kill 15.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Costa Rica has 23.3 as of 2024.
live with 95.0% less strain on fresh water
Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Costa Rica withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 72.2% less electricity
Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Costa Rica uses 2,282 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 85.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Costa Rica, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 91.3% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Costa Rica emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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