Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 13.2 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 37.8% more likely to be obese
In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 39.5% less spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 15.7% less access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 57.4% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
have 19.7% more children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.9 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.8% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 75.8% more on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 82.3% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Infrastructure
find 78.8% less home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Marshall Islands: At a glance
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