Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 28.8% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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
be 29.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 21.3% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 20.6% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 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 Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Oman, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 94.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 18.2% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 15.9% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Oman, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.