Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.9% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.5% more money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $35,300 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 82.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 88.6% less 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 40.3% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% more on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 81.1% more on healthcare
Oman spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Oman? See an in-depth size comparison.