Oman vs Saudi Arabia
Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 2.9 per 100,000 people in Oman and 2.9 per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0 per 100,000 people, or 1.01 times that in Oman.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Oman.
- In 2017, Oman ranked 193 and Saudi Arabia ranked 192 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Oman | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 3.1 | 3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 3.2 | 3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Oman vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyOman: 80 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityOman: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityOman: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionOman: 3.43% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
People
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthOman: 4.59% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateOman: 2.53 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationOman: 79.5% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageOman: 29.3 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overOman: 2.7% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateOman: 31 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingOman: 5.68% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsOman: $5.94B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personOman: $1,109 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingOman: 20% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelOman: 47,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerOman: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersOman: 2.12% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsOman: 4 million TIV in 2023Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsOman: 7 million TIV in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023