Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 46.3% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
have 17.1% more access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Thailand scores 82 as of 2021.
live 3.7 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 26.1% less spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 72.8% fewer doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 18.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 76.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
make 59.6% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.6 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 Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
have 51.6% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% less on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 30.1% more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 53.9% more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 34.6% more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 80.3% less strain on fresh water
Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 63.9% less electricity
Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 72.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 78.8% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 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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