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

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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.

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be 66.2% less likely to die by suicide

Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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see 18.4% less spent on your healthcare

Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.

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have 10.9% fewer doctors per person

Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.

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Economy

be 61.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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Life

have 52.5% more children

In Turkey, 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 18.5% less on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.3% 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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spend 41.3% more on education

Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 70.9% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.

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Safety

be 95.7% less likely to be murdered

Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 69.2% more likely to die in a road accident

In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 2.2 times more electricity

Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.

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find 52.8% less home broadband

Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.

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live with 2.4 times more strain on fresh water

Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.

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emit 3.5 times more CO2

Turkey emits 5.4 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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