Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Oman, you would:
Health
see 22.5% more spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
have 12.2% more doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
live 2.8 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 15.4% 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 Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 34.4% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.2% less on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Turkey spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 22.6% more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 40.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 23.1 times more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 59.0% less strain on fresh water
Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
use 54.5% less electricity
Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 62.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 71.2% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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