Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.4 years longer

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 77.4% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.4 times more money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

Life

be 57.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 89.3% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 59.1% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 53.7% less on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 90.8% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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