Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 18.9% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
Life
be 63.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Oman, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2022.
have 22.9% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.4% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Oman, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.1% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 74.2% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.0% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Oman: At a glance
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