Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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
make 9.8 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
be 73.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 60.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Oman, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Oman, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 20.6% more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.2% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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 Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.