Country profile
Oman
Oman ranks #124 of 215 for population, #71 of 209 for gdp per capita, #51 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
5,281,538
people · 2024
Rank #124 of 215
Life expectancy
80.2
years · 2024
Rank #51 of 216
Under-5 mortality
10.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #158 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
96.2%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #14 of 232
Tobacco use
8.4%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #143 of 163
Calorie supply
2,981
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #87 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
869,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #108 of 203
GDP per capita
$20,285
current US$ · 2024
Rank #71 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
0.59
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #180 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
111
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #198 of 210
Forest area
0.01%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #257 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
39.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #38 of 248
Protected areas
20.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #67 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
15.7
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #10 of 210
Fertilizer use
216
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #18 of 194
Pesticide use
3.41
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #74 of 193
Cereal yield
27.7
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #1 of 182
Digital
Internet users
95.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #30 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
11.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #143 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
121
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #103 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #86 of 215
Renewable electricity output
1.94%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #235 of 257
Energy use per person
84,611
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #12 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.18
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #143 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Oman; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield