Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 57.9% more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.9 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.5% more likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Oman, it is 95.7% as of 2018.
be 69.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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.
have 10.3% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Oman, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Oman: At a glance
How big is Oman compared to Yemen? See an in-depth size comparison.