If you lived in Pakistan instead of Oman, you would:

Health

be 19.5% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2024.

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live 12.5 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Pakistan, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 89.5% less spent on your healthcare

Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Pakistan spends $152 as of 2023.

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have 41.8% fewer doctors per person

Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Pakistan has 11.6 as of 2021.

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have 35.7% less access to essential health services

Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Pakistan scores 45 as of 2021.

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be 6.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Pakistan, it is 5.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 66.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Pakistan, that number is 5.4% as of 2025.

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make 92.0% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $1,596 as of 2025.

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Life

have 63.3% more children

In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Pakistan, there are 27.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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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 Pakistan, 155.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 39.5% less likely to be literate

In Oman, the literacy rate is 97.3% as of 2022. In Pakistan, it is 58.9% as of 2021.

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be 5.8 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 48.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 39.9% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Pakistan, about 57.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 55.5% less on education

Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Pakistan spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 27.8% less on healthcare

Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Pakistan, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 50.0% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.

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Safety

be 30.9 times more likely to be murdered

Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Pakistan, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 86.7% less home broadband

Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Pakistan has 1.5 as of 2024.

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use 93.7% less electricity

Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Pakistan uses 518 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 95.7% less CO2

Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Pakistan emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Pakistan: At a glance

Pakistan is a sovereign country in South Asia, with a total land area of approximately 770,875 sq km. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking small steps to put relations back on track. In February 2008, Pakistan held parliamentary elections and in September 2008, after the resignation of former President MUSHARRAF, elected Asif Ali ZARDARI to the presidency. Pakistani government and military leaders are struggling to control domestic insurgents, many of whom are located in the tribal areas adjacent to the border with Afghanistan.
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