Matchup file

Oman vs United Arab Emirates

118 shared metrics.

OmanLeads in 36

vs118 shared

United Arab EmiratesLeads in 82

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

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

Oman

46.9% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

19.7% of GDP

All Metrics

Capital Elevation

Oman

69 m

United Arab Emirates

14 m

393% higher

Land Area

Oman

309.5K km²

United Arab Emirates

71.0K km²

336% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Oman

6.0 sites

United Arab Emirates

2.0 sites

200% higher

Political Corruption Index

Oman

0.25

United Arab Emirates

0.10

141% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Oman

0.15

United Arab Emirates

0.06

140% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Oman

46.9% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

19.7% of GDP

138% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Oman

13.88% of youth labor force

United Arab Emirates

6.5% of youth labor force

115% higher

Infant Mortality

Oman

8.4 per 1k births

United Arab Emirates

4.0 per 1k births

110% higher

Child Mortality

Oman

10.4 per 1k births

United Arab Emirates

5.0 per 1k births

108% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

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

Teen Birth Rate

Oman

6.0 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

3.1 per 1k

93% higher

Water Stress (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

116.71%

United Arab Emirates

1.5K%

92% lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

1.3% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

15.3% of GDP

92% lower

Spirits Consumption

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.14 L/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

1.5 L/person/yr

91% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

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

Population Density

United Arab Emirates

Oman

16.31 /km²

United Arab Emirates

147.62 /km²

89% lower

Tourist Arrivals

United Arab Emirates

Oman

869.0K

United Arab Emirates

8.08M

89% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Oman

11 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

5.9 per 100k

86% higher

Death Rate

Oman

3.2 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

1.7 per 1k

83% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Oman

0.14

United Arab Emirates

0.08

82% higher

GDP (Nominal)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

$107,137,198,769.39

United Arab Emirates

$552,324,846,834.58

81% lower

Homicide Rate

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.14 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

0.69 per 100k

80% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

United Arab Emirates

Oman

3.8 per 1M people

United Arab Emirates

19.22 per 1M people

80% lower

Foreign Patents

United Arab Emirates

Oman

511

United Arab Emirates

2.4K

78% lower

Electricity Generation

United Arab Emirates

Oman

43.35 TWh

United Arab Emirates

177.25 TWh

76% lower

Scientific Publications

United Arab Emirates

Oman

1.6K

United Arab Emirates

6.4K

75% lower

Alcohol Consumption

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.51 L/adult/yr

United Arab Emirates

2.1 L/adult/yr

75% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.37% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

1.5% of GDP

75% lower

Researchers

United Arab Emirates

Oman

655.15 per 1M

United Arab Emirates

2.6K per 1M

75% lower

Shipping Traffic

United Arab Emirates

Oman

5.23M

United Arab Emirates

20.30M

74% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

United Arab Emirates

Oman

11.59M kW

United Arab Emirates

44.46M kW

74% lower

Dependency Ratio

Oman

37.66% of working-age pop.

United Arab Emirates

21.77% of working-age pop.

73% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Oman

0.19%

United Arab Emirates

0.11%

73% higher

Broadband Access (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

11 per 100 people

United Arab Emirates

37 per 100 people

70% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

United Arab Emirates

Oman

$706.92

United Arab Emirates

$2,314.75

69% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Oman

0.17

United Arab Emirates

0.10

68% higher

Inflation Rate

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.59%

United Arab Emirates

1.7%

65% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.25 per 100k people

United Arab Emirates

0.71 per 100k people

65% lower

Fertility Rate

Oman

2.6 children/woman

United Arab Emirates

1.6 children/woman

63% higher

GNI Per Capita

United Arab Emirates

Oman

$19,520

United Arab Emirates

$51,550

62% lower

Population

United Arab Emirates

Oman

3.97M

United Arab Emirates

10.09M

61% lower

Coastline Length

Oman

2.1K km

United Arab Emirates

1.3K km

59% higher

GDP Growth Rate

United Arab Emirates

Oman

1.6%

United Arab Emirates

4.0%

59% lower

Highest Elevation

Oman

3.0K m

United Arab Emirates

1.9K m

58% higher

Domestic Patents

United Arab Emirates

Oman

United Arab Emirates

57% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

1.1%

United Arab Emirates

2.5%

56% lower

Credit Card Ownership

United Arab Emirates

Oman

12.32% of adults

United Arab Emirates

26.84% of adults

54% lower

Youth Population (%)

Oman

24.71%

United Arab Emirates

16.11%

53% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

United Arab Emirates

Oman

98.51 Mt CO2e

United Arab Emirates

200.56 Mt CO2e

51% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Oman

2.6%

United Arab Emirates

1.8%

50% higher

Border Neighbors

Oman

3.0

United Arab Emirates

2.0

50% higher

Solar Electricity Share

United Arab Emirates

Oman

4.3%

United Arab Emirates

8.6%

49% lower

Unemployment Rate

Oman

3.2%

United Arab Emirates

2.1%

48% higher

Imports (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

48.78% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

92.2% of GDP

47% lower

Suicide Rate

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.91 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

1.7 per 100k

47% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

$41,740.17

United Arab Emirates

$79,228.74

47% lower

Land Border Length

Oman

1.6K km

United Arab Emirates

1.1K km

46% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

8.2K kWh/person

United Arab Emirates

14.7K kWh/person

44% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

5.0%

United Arab Emirates

9.0%

44% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.36

United Arab Emirates

0.61

42% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Oman

11.64% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

8.3% of GDP

41% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

121 per 100 people

United Arab Emirates

203 per 100 people

40% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

1.2 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

2.0 per 1k

40% lower

Exports (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

66.07% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

106.85% of GDP

38% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

2.9% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

4.7% of GDP

38% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

2.0 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

3.0 per 1k

33% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

United Arab Emirates

Oman

40.88% of adults

United Arab Emirates

60.93% of adults

33% lower

University Enrollment Rate

United Arab Emirates

Oman

43.84%

United Arab Emirates

63.74%

31% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

United Arab Emirates

Oman

43.34 kg/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

62.03 kg/person/yr

30% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

5.9K kg oil eq/person

United Arab Emirates

8.3K kg oil eq/person

30% lower

Water Withdrawal

United Arab Emirates

Oman

1.6 B m³

United Arab Emirates

2.3 B m³

28% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

United Arab Emirates

Oman

22 days/yr

United Arab Emirates

30 days/yr

27% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

United Arab Emirates

Oman

52 pts

United Arab Emirates

69 pts

25% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

United Arab Emirates

Oman

47.0K

United Arab Emirates

63.0K

25% lower

Nurses & Midwives

United Arab Emirates

Oman

4.8 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

6.4 per 1k

25% lower

Irrigated Land

Oman

1.2K km²

United Arab Emirates

940 km²

24% higher

Big Mac Price

United Arab Emirates

Oman

$3.97

United Arab Emirates

$5.17

23% lower

Beer Consumption

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.12 L/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

0.16 L/person/yr

22% lower

CO2 Per Capita

United Arab Emirates

Oman

15.65 t/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

20.13 t/person/yr

22% lower

Digital Payments Used

United Arab Emirates

Oman

60.44% of adults

United Arab Emirates

76.61% of adults

21% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

United Arab Emirates

Oman

65.75% of adults

United Arab Emirates

81.64% of adults

19% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

United Arab Emirates

Oman

312.22 per 1k people

United Arab Emirates

379.53 per 1k people

18% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Oman

46.1% of adults

United Arab Emirates

39.4% of adults

17% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Oman

544.47 gCO2/kWh

United Arab Emirates

467.51 gCO2/kWh

16% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Oman

152.28 kg/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

132.66 kg/person/yr

15% higher

Protected Land (%)

Oman

22%

United Arab Emirates

19.2%

15% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

4.8%

United Arab Emirates

5.5%

14% lower

Airports

United Arab Emirates

Oman

United Arab Emirates

12% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Oman

4.3% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

3.9% of GDP

10% higher

Human Development Index

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0.86

United Arab Emirates

0.94

9% lower

Life Evaluation Score

United Arab Emirates

Oman

6.2 pts

United Arab Emirates

6.8 pts

9% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Oman

39.58 µg/m³

United Arab Emirates

36.31 µg/m³

9% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Oman

29.3 kg/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

27.02 kg/person/yr

8% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

91.1%

United Arab Emirates

98.64%

8% lower

Smoking Rate

United Arab Emirates

Oman

8.4%

United Arab Emirates

9.0%

7% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

United Arab Emirates

Oman

8.6% of adults

United Arab Emirates

9.2% of adults

7% lower

Urban Population (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

79.44%

United Arab Emirates

85.82%

7% lower

Median Age

United Arab Emirates

Oman

29.3 years

United Arab Emirates

31.2 years

6% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

United Arab Emirates

Oman

54.23 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

57.68 per 100k

6% lower

Internet Users (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

95%

United Arab Emirates

100%

5% lower

Obesity Rate

United Arab Emirates

Oman

30.19%

United Arab Emirates

31.55%

4% lower

Life Expectancy

United Arab Emirates

Oman

80.0 years

United Arab Emirates

82.9 years

3% lower

Adult Literacy Rate

United Arab Emirates

Oman

97.34%

United Arab Emirates

98.81%

1% lower

Military Spending

United Arab Emirates

Oman

5.6% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

5.6% of GDP

1% lower

Time Zones Count

United Arab Emirates

Oman

2.0 time zones

United Arab Emirates

2.0 time zones

equal

Coal Electricity Share

United Arab Emirates

Oman

United Arab Emirates

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

100%

United Arab Emirates

100%

equal

Women in Parliament (%)

United Arab Emirates

Oman

United Arab Emirates

50%

ranked lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Oman

99.32%

United Arab Emirates

99.09%

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0 per 1M people

United Arab Emirates

0 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

United Arab Emirates

Oman

0 m

United Arab Emirates

0 m

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

United Arab Emirates

Oman

1.0

United Arab Emirates

1.0

equal

Food Waste per Person

Oman

150.55 kg/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

150.41 kg/person/yr

equal

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 People	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 People	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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Oman United Arab Emirates

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%

Population Density

16.31 /km²

147.62 /km²

Tourist Arrivals

869.0K

8.08M

Road Traffic Death Rate

11 per 100k

5.9 per 100k

Death Rate

3.2 per 1k

1.7 per 1k

Liberal Democracy Index

0.14

0.08

GDP (Nominal)

$107,137,198,769.39

$552,324,846,834.58

Homicide Rate

0.14 per 100k

0.69 per 100k

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

3.8 per 1M people

19.22 per 1M people

Foreign Patents

511

2.4K

Electricity Generation

43.35 TWh

177.25 TWh

Scientific Publications

1.6K

6.4K

Alcohol Consumption

0.51 L/adult/yr

2.1 L/adult/yr

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.37% of GDP

1.5% of GDP

Researchers

655.15 per 1M

2.6K per 1M

Shipping Traffic

5.23M

20.30M

Electric Generating Capacity

11.59M kW

44.46M kW

Dependency Ratio

37.66% of working-age pop.

21.77% of working-age pop.

Wind Electricity Share

0.19%

0.11%

Broadband Access (%)

11 per 100 people

37 per 100 people

Health Spending Per Capita

$706.92

$2,314.75

Electoral Democracy Index

0.17

0.10

Inflation Rate

0.59%

1.7%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.25 per 100k people

0.71 per 100k people

Fertility Rate

2.6 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

GNI Per Capita

$19,520

$51,550

Population

3.97M

10.09M

Coastline Length

2.1K km

1.3K km

GDP Growth Rate

1.6%

4.0%

Highest Elevation

3.0K m

1.9K m

Domestic Patents

Renewable Energy (%)

1.1%

2.5%

Credit Card Ownership

12.32% of adults

26.84% of adults

Youth Population (%)

24.71%

16.11%

Total CO2 Emissions

98.51 Mt CO2e

200.56 Mt CO2e

Elderly Population (%)

2.6%

1.8%

Border Neighbors

3.0

2.0

Solar Electricity Share

4.3%

8.6%

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

2.1%

Imports (% GDP)

48.78% of GDP

92.2% of GDP

Suicide Rate

0.91 per 100k

1.7 per 100k

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$41,740.17

$79,228.74

Land Border Length

1.6K km

1.1K km

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

8.2K kWh/person

14.7K kWh/person

High-Tech Exports (%)

5.0%

9.0%

Women's Political Empowerment

0.36

0.61

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

11.64% of GDP

8.3% of GDP

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

121 per 100 people

203 per 100 people

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.2 per 1k

2.0 per 1k

Exports (% GDP)

66.07% of GDP

106.85% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)

2.9% of GDP

4.7% of GDP

Doctors (per 1,000)

2.0 per 1k

3.0 per 1k

Insufficient Physical Activity

40.88% of adults

60.93% of adults

University Enrollment Rate

43.84%

63.74%

Meat Consumption per Person

43.34 kg/person/yr

62.03 kg/person/yr

Energy Use (Per Capita)

5.9K kg oil eq/person

8.3K kg oil eq/person

Water Withdrawal

1.6 B m³

2.3 B m³

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

22 days/yr

30 days/yr

Corruption Perceptions Index

52 pts

69 pts

Armed Forces Personnel

47.0K

63.0K

Nurses & Midwives

4.8 per 1k

6.4 per 1k

Irrigated Land

1.2K km²

940 km²

Big Mac Price

$3.97

$5.17

Beer Consumption

0.12 L/person/yr

0.16 L/person/yr

CO2 Per Capita

15.65 t/person/yr

20.13 t/person/yr

Digital Payments Used

60.44% of adults

76.61% of adults

Can Raise Emergency Money

65.75% of adults

81.64% of adults

Vehicles per 1,000 People

312.22 per 1k people

379.53 per 1k people

Hypertension Prevalence

46.1% of adults

39.4% of adults

Electricity Carbon Intensity

544.47 gCO2/kWh

467.51 gCO2/kWh

Milk Consumption per Person

152.28 kg/person/yr

132.66 kg/person/yr

Protected Land (%)

22%

19.2%

Agricultural Land (%)

4.8%

5.5%

Airports

Education Spending (% GDP)

4.3% of GDP

3.9% of GDP

Human Development Index

0.86

0.94

Life Evaluation Score

6.2 pts

6.8 pts

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

39.58 µg/m³

36.31 µg/m³

Seafood Consumption per Person

29.3 kg/person/yr

27.02 kg/person/yr

Safe Drinking Water (%)

91.1%

98.64%

Smoking Rate

8.4%

9.0%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

8.6% of adults

9.2% of adults

Urban Population (%)

79.44%

85.82%

Median Age

29.3 years

31.2 years

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

54.23 per 100k

57.68 per 100k

Internet Users (%)

95%

100%

Obesity Rate

30.19%

31.55%

Life Expectancy

80.0 years

82.9 years

Adult Literacy Rate

97.34%

98.81%

Military Spending

5.6% of GDP

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coal Electricity Share

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Women in Parliament (%)

50%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.32%

99.09%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Food Waste per Person

150.55 kg/person/yr

150.41 kg/person/yr