Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of United States, you would:
Health
be 25.4% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 58.1% less likely to be unemployed
In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
make 45.4% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2022, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $35,300 as of 2022.
Life
be 19.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Oman, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 73.0% more children
In United States, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.2 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 11.5% less on education
United States spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 71.8% less on healthcare
United States spends 18.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Oman, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.5% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 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
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