Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 20.1% more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2023.
be 66.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Oman, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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 28.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Oman, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.6% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Oman, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 35.0% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 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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