Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 12.2 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $35,300 as of 2022.
be 88.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 43.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Oman, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.8% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Oman, it is 95.7% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Oman, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Oman, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 10.8 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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 Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.