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Oman vs United Arab Emirates

118 shared metrics.

OmanLeads in 36

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United Arab EmiratesLeads in 82

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Country briefing

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Oman

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Sultanate of Oman.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Oman still has thousands of aflaj irrigation systems carrying water through desert settlements.

UNESCO

United Arab Emirates

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: self-descriptive country name.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Al Ain shows settled desert life going back to the Neolithic, with ancient oasis irrigation.

UNESCO

Analysis

United Arab Emirates leads in 82 of 118 shared metrics, while Oman leads in 36.

Oman's Capital Elevation is 3.9x that of United Arab Emirates (69 m vs 14 m).

Oman's Land Area is 3.4x that of United Arab Emirates (309.5K km² vs 71.0K km²).

Oman's UNESCO World Heritage Sites is 2.0x that of United Arab Emirates (6.0 sites vs 2.0 sites).

Oman's Political Corruption Index is 1.4x that of United Arab Emirates (0.25 vs 0.10).

Oman's Freedom of Expression Index is 1.4x that of United Arab Emirates (0.15 vs 0.06).

Key Comparisons

Capital ElevationOman leads

Oman

69 m

United Arab Emirates

14 m

Land AreaOman leads

Oman

309.5K km²

United Arab Emirates

71.0K km²

UNESCO World Heritage SitesOman leads

Oman

6.0 sites

United Arab Emirates

2.0 sites

Political Corruption IndexOman leads

Oman

0.25

United Arab Emirates

0.10

Freedom of Expression IndexOman leads

Oman

0.15

United Arab Emirates

0.06

Government Debt (% GDP)Oman leads

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.01%

United Arab Emirates

4.5%

100% lower

Forest Area

United Arab Emirates

Oman

23.59 km²

United Arab Emirates

3.2K km²

99% lower

Tourism Revenue

United Arab Emirates

Oman

$669,000,000

United Arab Emirates

$24,615,400,390.63

97% lower

Birth Rate

Oman

20.65 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

10.65 per 1k

94% higher

United Arab Emirates

Oman

United Arab Emirates

655

91% lower

Air Passengers

United Arab Emirates

Oman

8.70M

United Arab Emirates

91.06M

90% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.10%

United Arab Emirates

1.0%

90% lower

Comparison of Oman and United Arab Emirates across 118 metrics
				Winner
Capital Elevation	69 m	14 m	393% higher	Oman
Land Area	309.5K km²	71.0K km²	336% higher	Oman
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	6.0 sites	2.0 sites	200% higher	Oman
Political Corruption Index	0.25	0.10	141% higher	Oman
Freedom of Expression Index	0.15	0.06	140% higher	Oman
Government Debt (% GDP)	46.9% of GDP	19.7% of GDP	138% higher	Oman
Youth Unemployment Rate	13.88% of youth labor force	6.5% of youth labor force	115% higher	Oman
Infant Mortality	8.4 per 1k births	4.0 per 1k births	110% higher	Oman
Child Mortality	10.4 per 1k births	5.0 per 1k births	108% higher	Oman
Forest Coverage (%)	0.01%	4.5%	100% lower	United Arab Emirates
Forest Area	23.59 km²	3.2K km²	99% lower	United Arab Emirates
Tourism Revenue	$669,000,000	$24,615,400,390.63	97% lower	United Arab Emirates
Birth Rate	20.65 per 1k	10.65 per 1k	94% higher	Oman
Teen Birth Rate	6.0 per 1k	3.1 per 1k	93% higher	Oman
Water Stress (%)	116.71%	1.5K%	92% lower	United Arab Emirates
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	1.3% of GDP	15.3% of GDP	92% lower	United Arab Emirates
Spirits Consumption	0.14 L/person/yr	1.5 L/person/yr	91% lower	United Arab Emirates
Merchant Fleet Size	57	655	91% lower	United Arab Emirates
Air Passengers	8.70M	91.06M	90% lower	United Arab Emirates
Renewable Energy (%)	0.10%	1.0%	90% lower	United Arab Emirates
Population Density	16.31 /km²	147.62 /km²	89% lower	United Arab Emirates
Tourist Arrivals	869.0K	8.08M	89% lower	United Arab Emirates
Road Traffic Death Rate	11 per 100k	5.9 per 100k	86% higher	Oman
Death Rate	3.2 per 1k	1.7 per 1k	83% higher	Oman
Liberal Democracy Index	0.14	0.08	82% higher	Oman
GDP (Nominal)	$107,137,198,769.39	$552,324,846,834.58	81% lower	United Arab Emirates
Homicide Rate	0.14 per 100k	0.69 per 100k	80% lower	United Arab Emirates
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	3.8 per 1M people	19.22 per 1M people	80% lower	United Arab Emirates
Foreign Patents	511	2.4K	78% lower	United Arab Emirates
Electricity Generation	43.35 TWh	177.25 TWh	76% lower	United Arab Emirates
Scientific Publications	1.6K	6.4K	75% lower	United Arab Emirates
Alcohol Consumption	0.51 L/adult/yr	2.1 L/adult/yr	75% lower	United Arab Emirates
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.37% of GDP	1.5% of GDP	75% lower	United Arab Emirates
Researchers	655.15 per 1M	2.6K per 1M	75% lower	United Arab Emirates
Shipping Traffic	5.23M	20.30M	74% lower	United Arab Emirates
Electric Generating Capacity	11.59M kW	44.46M kW	74% lower	United Arab Emirates
Dependency Ratio	37.66% of working-age pop.	21.77% of working-age pop.	73% higher	Oman
Wind Electricity Share	0.19%	0.11%	73% higher	Oman
Broadband Access (%)	11 per 100 people	37 per 100 people	70% lower	United Arab Emirates
Health Spending Per Capita	$706.92	$2,314.75	69% lower	United Arab Emirates
Electoral Democracy Index	0.17	0.10	68% higher	Oman
Inflation Rate	0.59%	1.7%	65% lower	United Arab Emirates
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.25 per 100k people	0.71 per 100k people	65% lower	United Arab Emirates
Fertility Rate	2.6 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	63% higher	Oman
GNI Per Capita	$19,520	$51,550	62% lower	United Arab Emirates
Population	3.97M	10.09M	61% lower	United Arab Emirates
Coastline Length	2.1K km	1.3K km	59% higher	Oman
GDP Growth Rate	1.6%	4.0%	59% lower	United Arab Emirates
Highest Elevation	3.0K m	1.9K m	58% higher	Oman
Domestic Patents	30	69	57% lower	United Arab Emirates
Renewable Energy (%)	1.1%	2.5%	56% lower	United Arab Emirates
Credit Card Ownership	12.32% of adults	26.84% of adults	54% lower	United Arab Emirates
Youth Population (%)	24.71%	16.11%	53% higher	Oman
Total CO2 Emissions	98.51 Mt CO2e	200.56 Mt CO2e	51% lower	United Arab Emirates
Elderly Population (%)	2.6%	1.8%	50% higher	Oman
Border Neighbors	3.0	2.0	50% higher	Oman
Solar Electricity Share	4.3%	8.6%	49% lower	United Arab Emirates
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	2.1%	48% higher	Oman
Imports (% GDP)	48.78% of GDP	92.2% of GDP	47% lower	United Arab Emirates
Suicide Rate	0.91 per 100k	1.7 per 100k	47% lower	United Arab Emirates
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$41,740.17	$79,228.74	47% lower	United Arab Emirates
Land Border Length	1.6K km	1.1K km	46% higher	Oman
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	8.2K kWh/person	14.7K kWh/person	44% lower	United Arab Emirates
High-Tech Exports (%)	5.0%	9.0%	44% lower	United Arab Emirates
Women's Political Empowerment	0.36	0.61	42% lower	United Arab Emirates
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	11.64% of GDP	8.3% of GDP	41% higher	Oman
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	121 per 100 people	203 per 100 people	40% lower	United Arab Emirates
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.2 per 1k	2.0 per 1k	40% lower	United Arab Emirates
Exports (% GDP)	66.07% of GDP	106.85% of GDP	38% lower	United Arab Emirates
Health Spending (% GDP)	2.9% of GDP	4.7% of GDP	38% lower	United Arab Emirates
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.0 per 1k	3.0 per 1k	33% lower	United Arab Emirates
Insufficient Physical Activity	40.88% of adults	60.93% of adults	33% lower	United Arab Emirates
University Enrollment Rate	43.84%	63.74%	31% lower	United Arab Emirates
Meat Consumption per Person	43.34 kg/person/yr	62.03 kg/person/yr	30% lower	United Arab Emirates
Energy Use (Per Capita)	5.9K kg oil eq/person	8.3K kg oil eq/person	30% lower	United Arab Emirates
Water Withdrawal	1.6 B m³	2.3 B m³	28% lower	United Arab Emirates
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	22 days/yr	30 days/yr	27% lower	United Arab Emirates
Corruption Perceptions Index	52 pts	69 pts	25% lower	United Arab Emirates
Armed Forces Personnel	47.0K	63.0K	25% lower	United Arab Emirates
Nurses & Midwives	4.8 per 1k	6.4 per 1k	25% lower	United Arab Emirates
Irrigated Land	1.2K km²	940 km²	24% higher	Oman
Big Mac Price	$3.97	$5.17	23% lower	United Arab Emirates
Beer Consumption	0.12 L/person/yr	0.16 L/person/yr	22% lower	United Arab Emirates
CO2 Per Capita	15.65 t/person/yr	20.13 t/person/yr	22% lower	United Arab Emirates
Digital Payments Used	60.44% of adults	76.61% of adults	21% lower	United Arab Emirates
Can Raise Emergency Money	65.75% of adults	81.64% of adults	19% lower	United Arab Emirates
Vehicles per 1,000 People	312.22 per 1k people	379.53 per 1k people	18% lower	United Arab Emirates
Hypertension Prevalence	46.1% of adults	39.4% of adults	17% higher	Oman
Electricity Carbon Intensity	544.47 gCO2/kWh	467.51 gCO2/kWh	16% higher	Oman
Milk Consumption per Person	152.28 kg/person/yr	132.66 kg/person/yr	15% higher	Oman
Protected Land (%)	22%	19.2%	15% higher	Oman
Agricultural Land (%)	4.8%	5.5%	14% lower	United Arab Emirates
Airports	37	42	12% lower	United Arab Emirates
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.3% of GDP	3.9% of GDP	10% higher	Oman
Human Development Index	0.86	0.94	9% lower	United Arab Emirates
Life Evaluation Score	6.2 pts	6.8 pts	9% lower	United Arab Emirates
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	39.58 µg/m³	36.31 µg/m³	9% higher	Oman
Seafood Consumption per Person	29.3 kg/person/yr	27.02 kg/person/yr	8% higher	Oman
Safe Drinking Water (%)	91.1%	98.64%	8% lower	United Arab Emirates
Smoking Rate	8.4%	9.0%	7% lower	United Arab Emirates
Tobacco Use Prevalence	8.6% of adults	9.2% of adults	7% lower	United Arab Emirates
Urban Population (%)	79.44%	85.82%	7% lower	United Arab Emirates
Median Age	29.3 years	31.2 years	6% lower	United Arab Emirates
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	54.23 per 100k	57.68 per 100k	6% lower	United Arab Emirates
Internet Users (%)	95%	100%	5% lower	United Arab Emirates
Obesity Rate	30.19%	31.55%	4% lower	United Arab Emirates
Life Expectancy	80.0 years	82.9 years	3% lower	United Arab Emirates
Adult Literacy Rate	97.34%	98.81%	1% lower	United Arab Emirates
Military Spending	5.6% of GDP	5.6% of GDP	1% lower	United Arab Emirates
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	United Arab Emirates
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	United Arab Emirates
Women in Parliament (%)	0%	50%	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Sanitation Access (%)	99.32%	99.09%	equal	Oman
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	United Arab Emirates
Food Waste per Person	150.55 kg/person/yr	150.41 kg/person/yr	equal	Oman

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Analysis

United Arab Emirates leads in 82 of 118 shared metrics, while Oman leads in 36.

Oman's Capital Elevation is 3.9x that of United Arab Emirates (69 m vs 14 m).

Oman's Land Area is 3.4x that of United Arab Emirates (309.5K km² vs 71.0K km²).

Oman's UNESCO World Heritage Sites is 2.0x that of United Arab Emirates (6.0 sites vs 2.0 sites).

Oman's Political Corruption Index is 1.4x that of United Arab Emirates (0.25 vs 0.10).

Oman's Freedom of Expression Index is 1.4x that of United Arab Emirates (0.15 vs 0.06).

Key Comparisons

Capital ElevationOman leads

Oman

69 m

United Arab Emirates

14 m

Land AreaOman leads

Oman

309.5K km²

United Arab Emirates

71.0K km²

UNESCO World Heritage SitesOman leads

Oman

6.0 sites

United Arab Emirates

2.0 sites

Political Corruption IndexOman leads

Oman

0.25

United Arab Emirates

0.10

Freedom of Expression IndexOman leads

Oman

0.15

United Arab Emirates

0.06

Government Debt (% GDP)Oman leads

Oman

46.9% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

19.7% of GDP

Capital Elevation

69 m

14 m

Land Area

309.5K km²

71.0K km²

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

6.0 sites

2.0 sites

Political Corruption Index

0.25

0.10

Freedom of Expression Index

0.15

0.06

Government Debt (% GDP)

46.9% of GDP

19.7% of GDP

Youth Unemployment Rate

13.88% of youth labor force

6.5% of youth labor force

Infant Mortality

8.4 per 1k births

4.0 per 1k births

Child Mortality

10.4 per 1k births

5.0 per 1k births

Forest Coverage (%)

0.01%

4.5%

Forest Area

23.59 km²

3.2K km²

Tourism Revenue

$669,000,000

$24,615,400,390.63

Birth Rate

20.65 per 1k

10.65 per 1k

Teen Birth Rate

6.0 per 1k

3.1 per 1k

Water Stress (%)

116.71%

1.5K%

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

1.3% of GDP

15.3% of GDP

Spirits Consumption

0.14 L/person/yr

1.5 L/person/yr

Merchant Fleet Size

655

Air Passengers

8.70M

91.06M

Renewable Energy (%)

0.10%

1.0%

Oman vs United Arab Emirates

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Capital Elevation

Land Area

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Political Corruption Index

Freedom of Expression Index

Government Debt (% GDP)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Infant Mortality

Child Mortality

Forest Coverage (%)

Forest Area

Tourism Revenue

Birth Rate

Teen Birth Rate

Water Stress (%)

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Spirits Consumption

Merchant Fleet Size

Air Passengers

Renewable Energy (%)

Population Density

Tourist Arrivals

Road Traffic Death Rate

Death Rate

Liberal Democracy Index

GDP (Nominal)

Homicide Rate

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Foreign Patents

Electricity Generation

Scientific Publications

Alcohol Consumption

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Researchers

Shipping Traffic

Electric Generating Capacity

Dependency Ratio

Wind Electricity Share

Broadband Access (%)

Health Spending Per Capita

Electoral Democracy Index

Inflation Rate

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Fertility Rate

GNI Per Capita

Population

Coastline Length

GDP Growth Rate

Highest Elevation

Domestic Patents

Renewable Energy (%)

Credit Card Ownership

Youth Population (%)

Total CO2 Emissions

Elderly Population (%)

Border Neighbors

Solar Electricity Share

Unemployment Rate

Imports (% GDP)

Suicide Rate

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Land Border Length

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Women's Political Empowerment

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Exports (% GDP)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Insufficient Physical Activity