Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 64.0% less likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 26.1% less money
United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $54,100 as of 2023, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 95.4% more children
In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 70.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In United Kingdom, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Oman, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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 55.8% less on healthcare
United Kingdom spends 12.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Oman, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 83.2% less coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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
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