Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 23.3% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 59.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
make 36.5% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $55,600 as of 2022, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $35,300 as of 2022.
Life
have 67.5% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Oman, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 29.9% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.8% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Oman, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 57.9% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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 Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.