Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 29.8% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.2% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.8% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Oman, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.8% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 14.9% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.7% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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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