Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Oman instead of Seychelles, you would:

Health

live 4.0 years longer

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 10.0% less likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.

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be 78.7% less likely to die by suicide

Seychelles has a suicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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have 69.8% fewer doctors per person

Seychelles has 66.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.

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Life

be 69.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Seychelles, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 35.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 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.

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have 52.5% more children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.1% less on healthcare

Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 4.3 times more coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.

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Safety

be 98.2% less likely to be murdered

Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 66.7% more likely to die in a road accident

In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 65.0% less home broadband

Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Seychelles, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.6 times more CO2

Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Oman emits 18.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Oman: At a glance

Oman is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 309,500 sq km. The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered on Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, a newly established sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, but it never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al-Said overthrew his father, and he has since ruled as sultan. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world while preserving the longstanding close ties with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries. Inspired by the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa beginning in January 2011, some Omanis began staging marches, demonstrations, and sit-ins calling mostly for more jobs and economic benefits and an end to corruption. In response to those protester demands, QABOOS in 2011 pledged to implement economic and political reforms, such as granting legislative and regulatory powers to the Majlis al-Shura and introducing unemployment benefits. Additionally, in August 2012, the Sultan announced a royal directive mandating the speedy implementation of a national job creation plan for thousands of public and private sector jobs. As part of the government's efforts to decentralize authority and allow greater citizen participation in local governance, Oman successfully conducted its first municipal council elections in December 2012. Announced by the Sultan in 2011, the municipal councils will have the power to advise the Royal Court on the needs of local districts across Oman's 11 governorates.
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