Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 80.6% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 3.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 33.0% more doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
have 18.6% more access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Japan scores 83 as of 2021.
be 19.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 24.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
make 80.2% more money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 76.9% less 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 Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 78.3% less 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 66.0% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Japan, about 85.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.7% less on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
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.
Safety
be 75.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 64.3% more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.5 times more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
live with 68.6% less strain on fresh water
Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
Environment
be 88.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 58.0% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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