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Oman vs United Arab Emirates
How Oman and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1900 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 80 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $17,350
- Population · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 10.6 million people against 5.05 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, Oman was higher: 8.86% of GDP against 5.64% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Oman was higher: 18.65 tonnes against 18.26 tonnes
- Life expectancyOman: 80 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personOman: $17,070 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureOman: 28.3 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyOman: 80 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityOman: 1 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityOman: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionOman: 3.43% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateOman: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthOman: 4.59% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateOman: 2.53 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationOman: 79.5% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageOman: 29.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overOman: 2.7% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateOman: 31 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personOman: $17,070 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthOman: 2.4% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationOman: 1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtOman: 34.7% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingOman: 5.68% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsOman: $5.94B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personOman: $1,109 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingOman: 20% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelOman: 47,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerOman: 0.17% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersOman: 2.12% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsOman: 4 million TIV in 2023United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsOman: 7 million TIV in 2017United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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