Quality of life comparison

be 61.9% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Oman, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 9.3 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 92.8% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

have 29.4% more children

In Oman, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 26.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.3% less likely to be literate

In Oman, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 14.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Oman, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 65.6% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Oman, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 48.1% less on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 50.9% less on healthcare

Oman spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 96.2% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.