Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 70.8% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 9.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.8 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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
How big is Oman compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.