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Last European coloniser: Never a European colony · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Oman

Against high income countries, Oman ranks 9th of 67 on labour and 57th of 58 on gender. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Oman with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Oman reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.67131 of 17952 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.19131 of 19351 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.29133 of 19970 of 72proxy +0.81
Infrastructure score 2024+1.0396 of 21069 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.95180 of 18657 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.47160 of 21358 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+1.049 of 1959 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Oman, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.139per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated0.14%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share8.07%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share81.8%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union55.8%% of women aged 15-492020no agreed direction

demography

Median age29.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing31.7years2023no agreed direction
Population5,494,691people2025no agreed direction
Population growth3.96%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization79.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+2.69%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1424.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.51births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate16.8per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration113,734people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population43.2%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Corporate tax rate15%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.858index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.75index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$36,143international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$36,390international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$17,074US$2025higher is better
GDP growth2.4%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation0.968%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness115%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows11.6%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption18.7%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Military spending5.59%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture5.95%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Expected schooling13.4years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling11.9years2023higher is better
Education spending4.38%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment94.7%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment95.1%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment42.2%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy97.3%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary5.76%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio9.67pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers739per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita18.7t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area0.00762%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land4.76%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land28.9%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.222index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.945ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.357index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers15%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament0%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 184%% of women aged 20-242014higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index55index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating2.23per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.175index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.14index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.12index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.689index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.253index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.151index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.049index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.167index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.318index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration100%% of children under 52018higher is better
Control of corruption0.507index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.449index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.568index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.688index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.888index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.627index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy80.2years2024higher is better
Infant mortality8.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality10.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending3.49%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate0.91per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.99per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access92.7%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99.3%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting12.9%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility5.65births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality13per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.9%% of births2020higher is better
Alcohol consumption0.51litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use8.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths10.6per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.99per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation99%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence11per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality14.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women34.4%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending6.31%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment5.9%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity30.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index73index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users95.3%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions121per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband11.1per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment3.25%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation30%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation88.1%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study25.5%% of 15 to 24 year olds2022higher is worse
Vulnerable employment3.81%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction6.2score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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