Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 90.5% less likely to die by suicide
Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 44.7% less spent on your healthcare
Romania spends $2,614 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
have 45.0% fewer doctors per person
Romania has 36.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
have 10.3% less access to essential health services
Romania scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 11.5% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 38.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Oman, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% less on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 33.5% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 9.3 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 87.4% less likely to be murdered
Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 14.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.2 times more electricity
Romania uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
find 69.1% less home broadband
Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 15.3 times more strain on fresh water
Romania withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Romania, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.0 times more CO2
Romania emits 3.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Oman emits 18.6 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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