Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 25.9% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
live 8.6 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 90.2% less spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 91.8% fewer doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.6 as of 2019.
have 32.9% less access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
be 17.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 79.8% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
have 64.8% more children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.7 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 Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 73.5% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Oman, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 26.6% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 74.4% more on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 18.1% more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.8% more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 13.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 89.5% less home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 45.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 95.3% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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