Oman
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Identity
Formal name: Sultanate of Oman.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Oman still has thousands of aflaj irrigation systems carrying water through desert settlements.
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Oman vs Yemen
95 shared metrics.
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Yemen
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Yemen.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Oman leads in 58 of 95 shared metrics, while Yemen leads in 37.
Oman's Electricity Use (Per Capita) is 150.1x that of Yemen (8.2K kWh/person vs 53.97 kWh/person).
Oman's Energy Use (Per Capita) is 84.1x that of Yemen (5.9K kg oil eq/person vs 68.95 kg oil eq/person).
Oman's CO2 Per Capita is 61.8x that of Yemen (15.65 t/person/yr vs 0.25 t/person/yr).
Oman's Credit Card Ownership is 23.3x that of Yemen (12.32% of adults vs 0.51% of adults).
Oman's Foreign Patents is 22.2x that of Yemen (511 vs 22).
Key Comparisons
Electricity Use (Per Capita)Oman leads
Oman
8.2K kWh/person
Yemen
53.97 kWh/person
Energy Use (Per Capita)Oman leads
Oman
5.9K kg oil eq/person
Yemen
68.95 kg oil eq/person
CO2 Per CapitaOman leads
Oman
15.65 t/person/yr
Yemen
0.25 t/person/yr
Credit Card OwnershipOman leads
Oman
12.32% of adults
Yemen
0.51% of adults
Foreign PatentsOman leads
Oman
511
Yemen
22
Protected Land (%)Oman leads
Oman
22%
Yemen
1.1%
All Metrics
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
OmanOman
8.2K kWh/person
Yemen
53.97 kWh/person
15014% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
OmanOman
5.9K kg oil eq/person
Yemen
68.95 kg oil eq/person
8410% higher
CO2 Per Capita
OmanOman
15.65 t/person/yr
Yemen
0.25 t/person/yr
6176% higher
Credit Card Ownership
OmanOman
12.32% of adults
Yemen
0.51% of adults
2332% higher
Foreign Patents
OmanOman
511
Yemen
22
2223% higher
Protected Land (%)
OmanOman
22%
Yemen
1.1%
1900% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
OmanOman
2.0 per 1k
Yemen
0.10 per 1k
1890% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
OmanOman
$706.92
Yemen
$38.12
1755% higher
Electricity Generation
OmanOman
43.35 TWh
Yemen
3.1 TWh
1312% higher
Air Passengers
OmanOman
8.70M
Yemen
618.6K
1306% higher
Shipping Traffic
OmanOman
5.23M
Yemen
418.7K
1149% higher
Alcohol Consumption
OmanOman
0.51 L/adult/yr
Yemen
0.04 L/adult/yr
1059% higher
Broadband Access (%)
OmanOman
11 per 100 people
Yemen
1.0 per 100 people
1000% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
OmanOman
29.3 kg/person/yr
Yemen
2.7 kg/person/yr
973% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
OmanOman
98.51 Mt CO2e
Yemen
10.58 Mt CO2e
831% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
OmanOman
54.23 per 100k
Yemen
6.4 per 100k
749% higher
Internet Users (%)
OmanOman
95%
Yemen
14%
579% higher
Digital Payments Used
OmanOman
60.44% of adults
Yemen
9.3% of adults
548% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
OmanOman
11.59M kW
Yemen
1.79M kW
547% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
OmanOman
0.25 per 100k people
Yemen
0.05 per 100k people
385% higher
Beer Consumption
OmanOman
0.12 L/person/yr
Yemen
0.03 L/person/yr
329% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
OmanOman
52 pts
Yemen
13 pts
300% higher
Scientific Publications
OmanOman
1.6K
Yemen
415.15
283% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
OmanOman
152.28 kg/person/yr
Yemen
43.97 kg/person/yr
246% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
OmanOman
0.14
Yemen
0.04
226% higher
Obesity Rate
OmanOman
30.19%
Yemen
11.56%
161% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
OmanOman
43.34 kg/person/yr
Yemen
16.86 kg/person/yr
157% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
OmanOman
121 per 100 people
Yemen
51 per 100 people
137% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
OmanOman
0.36
Yemen
0.16
122% higher
Urban Population (%)
OmanOman
79.44%
Yemen
36.81%
116% higher
Forest Area
YemenOman
23.59 km²
Yemen
5.5K km²
100% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
YemenOman
0.01%
Yemen
1.0%
99% lower
Inflation Rate
YemenOman
0.59%
Yemen
29.1%
98% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
YemenOman
0.10%
Yemen
3.7%
97% lower
Capital Elevation
YemenOman
69 m
Yemen
2.3K m
97% lower
Teen Birth Rate
YemenOman
6.0 per 1k
Yemen
75.33 per 1k
92% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
OmanOman
57
Yemen
30
90% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
YemenOman
4.8%
Yemen
44.42%
89% lower
Population
YemenOman
3.97M
Yemen
34.51M
88% lower
Human Development Index
OmanOman
0.86
Yemen
0.47
83% higher
Irrigated Land
YemenOman
1.2K km²
Yemen
6.8K km²
83% lower
Unemployment Rate
YemenOman
3.2%
Yemen
17.09%
81% lower
Population Density
YemenOman
16.31 /km²
Yemen
74.61 /km²
78% lower
Suicide Rate
YemenOman
0.91 per 100k
Yemen
4.2 per 100k
78% lower
Infant Mortality
YemenOman
8.4 per 1k births
Yemen
34.7 per 1k births
76% lower
Life Evaluation Score
OmanOman
6.2 pts
Yemen
3.5 pts
75% higher
Child Mortality
YemenOman
10.4 per 1k births
Yemen
39.3 per 1k births
74% lower
Political Corruption Index
YemenOman
0.25
Yemen
0.90
72% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
YemenOman
11 per 100k
Yemen
29.8 per 100k
63% lower
Smoking Rate
YemenOman
8.4%
Yemen
21.4%
61% lower
Median Age
OmanOman
29.3 years
Yemen
18.2 years
61% higher
Solar Electricity Share
YemenOman
4.3%
Yemen
11.24%
61% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
OmanOman
46.1% of adults
Yemen
28.9% of adults
60% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
OmanOman
99.32%
Yemen
63.08%
57% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
YemenOman
13.88% of youth labor force
Yemen
32.6% of youth labor force
57% lower
Water Withdrawal
YemenOman
1.6 B m³
Yemen
3.6 B m³
54% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
YemenOman
2.9% of GDP
Yemen
6.2% of GDP
53% lower
Dependency Ratio
YemenOman
37.66% of working-age pop.
Yemen
77.47% of working-age pop.
51% lower
Domestic Patents
OmanOman
30
Yemen
20
50% higher
Border Neighbors
OmanOman
3.0
Yemen
2.0
50% higher
Death Rate
YemenOman
3.2 per 1k
Yemen
6.2 per 1k
49% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
OmanOman
40.88% of adults
Yemen
28.72% of adults
42% higher
Land Area
YemenOman
309.5K km²
Yemen
528.0K km²
41% lower
Military Spending
OmanOman
5.6% of GDP
Yemen
4.0% of GDP
41% higher
Youth Population (%)
YemenOman
24.71%
Yemen
41.13%
40% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
OmanOman
0.17
Yemen
0.13
38% higher
Water Stress (%)
YemenOman
116.71%
Yemen
169.76%
31% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
YemenOman
46.9% of GDP
Yemen
68.1% of GDP
31% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
YemenOman
0.15
Yemen
0.22
31% lower
Birth Rate
YemenOman
20.65 per 1k
Yemen
29.07 per 1k
29% lower
Fertility Rate
YemenOman
2.6 children/woman
Yemen
3.6 children/woman
28% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
YemenOman
65.75% of adults
Yemen
89.16% of adults
26% lower
Electricity Access (%)
OmanOman
100%
Yemen
83.6%
20% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
OmanOman
6.0 sites
Yemen
5.0 sites
20% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
OmanOman
47.0K
Yemen
40.0K
18% higher
Highest Elevation
YemenOman
3.0K m
Yemen
3.7K m
18% lower
Life Expectancy
OmanOman
80.0 years
Yemen
69.3 years
15% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
OmanOman
39.58 µg/m³
Yemen
34.83 µg/m³
14% higher
Coastline Length
OmanOman
2.1K km
Yemen
1.9K km
10% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
YemenOman
544.47 gCO2/kWh
Yemen
592.38 gCO2/kWh
8% lower
Airports
YemenOman
37
Yemen
40
7% lower
Elderly Population (%)
OmanOman
2.6%
Yemen
2.5%
5% higher
Food Waste per Person
YemenOman
150.55 kg/person/yr
Yemen
158.98 kg/person/yr
5% lower
Land Border Length
YemenOman
1.6K km
Yemen
1.6K km
2% lower
Spirits Consumption
OmanOman
0.14 L/person/yr
Yemen
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Time Zones Count
OmanOman
2.0 time zones
Yemen
2.0 time zones
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
OmanOman
22 days/yr
Yemen
22 days/yr
equal
Coal Electricity Share
OmanOman
0%
Yemen
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
OmanOman
0.19%
Yemen
0%
ranked higher
Women in Parliament (%)
OmanOman
0%
Yemen
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
YemenOman
0 per 1M people
Yemen
0.03 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
OmanOman
0 m
Yemen
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
OmanOman
1.0
Yemen
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
OmanOman
1.3% of GDP
Yemen
-6.7% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
OmanOman
3.8 per 1M people
Yemen
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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