Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 84.1% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 51.6% more money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 73.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 14.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 68.6% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.7% less on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Oman spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.2 times more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
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