Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 95.7% less likely to die by suicide
Ukraine has a suicide rate of 21.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 33.5% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.
have 43.6% fewer doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Oman has 19.9 as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% more likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 82.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Oman, about 95.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Oman spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 57.4% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 24.8% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 96.3% less likely to be murdered
Ukraine has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 3.3 times more electricity
Ukraine uses 2,516 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
find 48.9% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 18.5 times more strain on fresh water
Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
Environment
be 57.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ukraine, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.0 times more CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Oman emits 18.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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