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Kuwait vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 153rd vs. 68th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Oman
Population
5128257
5636678
Population rank 127/197 120/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Kuwait and Oman: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Oman economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Oman
Year GDP
Kuwait Oman
1960 - $44,234,656
1961 - $45,634,487
1962 $1,828,107,503 $56,273,202
1963 $1,900,895,857 $59,912,763
1964 $2,071,668,533 $61,872,526
1965 $2,097,199,161 $63,279,975
1966 $2,391,199,044 $67,759,973
1967 $2,441,599,023 $107,151,832
1968 $2,662,798,935 $188,879,849
1969 $2,769,198,892 $239,999,808
1970 $2,873,638,851 $256,319,795
1971 $3,880,392,195 $301,010,587
1972 $4,450,537,925 $366,883,548
1973 $5,408,804,607 $483,066,991
1974 $13,006,948,296 $1,645,917,776
1975 $12,022,811,621 $2,096,699,189
1976 $13,132,252,802 $2,560,220,035
1977 $14,137,406,741 $2,741,169,948
1978 $15,503,557,496 $2,740,301,390
1979 $24,749,063,922 $3,733,352,635
1980 $28,638,868,356 $5,981,760,278
1981 $25,058,020,338 $7,259,120,151
1982 $21,577,153,356 $7,554,719,456
1983 $20,871,081,080 $7,932,541,691
1984 $21,700,082,753 $8,821,443,151
1985 $21,445,970,614 $10,005,645,420
1986 $17,903,989,745 $7,324,167,369
1987 $22,368,704,134 $7,811,183,095
1988 $20,690,322,153 $8,386,215,865
1989 $24,313,855,653 $9,372,171,651
1990 $18,427,777,778 $13,310,273,082
1991 $11,009,993,703 $12,918,335,501
1992 $19,858,555,215 $14,183,615,085
1993 $23,941,391,391 $14,230,429,129
1994 $24,848,483,838 $14,715,214,564
1995 $27,186,980,647 $15,722,236,671
1996 $31,492,373,309 $17,402,080,624
1997 $30,350,190,704 $18,039,791,938
1998 $25,943,705,784 $16,044,213,264
1999 $30,122,365,849 $17,832,769,831
2000 $37,718,743,480 $22,259,557,867
2001 $34,889,559,870 $22,205,721,717
2002 $38,135,788,414 $23,065,539,662
2003 $47,874,582,232 $24,733,680,104
2004 $59,439,090,601 $28,378,933,680
2005 $80,798,630,137 $35,506,892,068
2006 $101,557,330,723 $42,577,633,290
2007 $114,634,043,362 $48,300,390,117
2008 $147,379,737,230 $69,804,681,404
2009 $105,968,691,905 $55,454,096,229
2010 $115,416,245,238 $64,993,498,049
2011 $154,039,231,299 $77,497,529,259
2012 $174,047,662,555 $87,408,842,653
2013 $174,168,116,687 $89,936,020,806
2014 $162,650,450,785 $92,699,089,727
2015 $114,585,555,831 $78,710,793,238
2016 $109,406,674,088 $75,128,738,622
2017 $120,687,539,676 $80,856,697,009
2018 $138,646,316,322 $91,505,851,756
2019 $140,856,394,870 $88,060,858,257
2020 $111,045,470,461 $75,909,492,848
2021 $148,350,671,614 $87,323,797,139
2022 $183,502,046,669 $109,852,795,839
2023 $165,384,407,267 $105,895,708,713
2024 $160,227,273,001 $106,942,782,835

Kuwait and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Oman
1960 - $83.4
1961 - $84.5
1962 $4,748 $102.3
1963 $4,445 $106.8
1964 $4,379 $108.1
1965 $4,024 $108.1
1966 $4,176 $113.2
1967 $3,887 $174.7
1968 $3,872 $300
1969 $3,695 $372
1970 $3,552 $387
1971 $4,486 $442
1972 $4,836 $524
1973 $5,532 $670
1974 $12,527 $2,203
1975 $10,882 $2,692
1976 $11,141 $3,143
1977 $11,238 $3,205
1978 $11,567 $3,044
1979 $17,386 $3,934
1980 $19,032 $5,974
1981 $15,825 $6,866
1982 $12,979 $6,759
1983 $11,965 $6,714
1984 $11,919 $7,070
1985 $11,322 $7,549
1986 $9,077 $5,182
1987 $10,896 $5,204
1988 $9,692 $5,279
1989 $10,965 $5,591
1990 $10,938 $7,546
1991 $8,147 $6,977
1992 $12,146 $7,318
1993 $14,318 $7,039
1994 $14,930 $7,068
1995 $16,168 $7,414
1996 $18,201 $8,068
1997 $16,977 $8,235
1998 $14,067 $7,219
1999 $15,854 $7,915
2000 $19,296 $9,754
2001 $17,374 $9,612
2002 $18,513 $9,869
2003 $22,691 $10,464
2004 $27,552 $11,801
2005 $36,123 $14,435
2006 $42,947 $16,931
2007 $45,709 $18,793
2008 $55,585 $26,577
2009 $37,907 $20,656
2010 $39,212 $23,570
2011 $49,170 $25,188
2012 $52,155 $24,642
2013 $49,651 $23,458
2014 $44,369 $23,161
2015 $29,882 $18,808
2016 $27,324 $17,110
2017 $29,048 $17,820
2018 $32,068 $19,902
2019 $31,708 $19,180
2020 $25,236 $16,785
2021 $34,019 $19,403
2022 $39,982 $23,224
2023 $34,076 $20,972
2024 $32,214 $20,248

Kuwait vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Oman
1950 49.7 29.3
1951 50.6 29.8
1952 51.4 30.2
1953 52.3 30.7
1954 53.1 31.2
1955 54 31.8
1956 54.9 32.4
1957 55.9 33
1958 56.9 33.8
1959 57.9 34.6
1960 58.9 35.4
1961 60 36.4
1962 61 37.4
1963 62 38.5
1964 63 39.6
1965 63.9 40.8
1966 64.9 42
1967 65.8 43.2
1968 66.6 44.4
1969 67.3 45.6
1970 68 46.6
1971 68.5 47.9
1972 68.9 48.7
1973 69.2 50
1974 69.4 51.2
1975 69.7 52.5
1976 69.9 54.4
1977 70.2 55.5
1978 70.5 57
1979 70.8 58.3
1980 71.1 59.6
1981 71.5 60.8
1982 71.9 62
1983 72.4 63.2
1984 72.9 64.3
1985 73.3 65.3
1986 73.8 66.2
1987 74.2 67
1988 74.6 67.7
1989 75 68.4
1990 72.9 69
1991 73.3 69.6
1992 75.7 70.1
1993 75.8 70.6
1994 75.7 71.1
1995 75.7 71.6
1996 75.6 72
1997 75.6 72.5
1998 75.6 72.9
1999 75.7 73.3
2000 75.9 73.6
2001 76 74
2002 76.2 74.3
2003 76.3 74.5
2004 76.4 74.8
2005 76.5 75.1
2006 76.6 75.4
2007 76.7 75.6
2008 76.9 76.1
2009 77.2 76.6
2010 77.5 77.2
2011 77.9 77.7
2012 78.2 78.2
2013 78.6 78.6
2014 78.9 79
2015 79.2 79.3
2016 79.5 79.6
2017 79.7 79.7
2018 79.9 79.9
2019 80 79.9
2020 78.2 77.8
2021 77.6 76
2022 78.8 77.9
2023 80.4 80
2024 80.6 80.2
2025 80.8 80.5

Kuwait and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Oman
Year Population
Kuwait Oman
1960 311,060 530,485
1961 345,945 539,854
1962 384,995 549,941
1963 427,694 560,827
1964 473,115 572,577
1965 521,174 585,236
1966 572,590 598,804
1967 628,089 613,318
1968 687,716 628,798
1969 749,452 645,255
1970 809,114 662,680
1971 865,076 681,119
1972 920,352 700,593
1973 977,654 721,179
1974 1,038,346 746,988
1975 1,104,863 778,864
1976 1,178,711 814,701
1977 1,258,023 855,314
1978 1,340,319 900,304
1979 1,423,514 949,116
1980 1,504,782 1,001,248
1981 1,583,426 1,057,320
1982 1,662,480 1,117,678
1983 1,744,295 1,181,459
1984 1,820,688 1,247,716
1985 1,894,242 1,325,480
1986 1,972,520 1,413,419
1987 2,052,994 1,500,996
1988 2,134,707 1,588,568
1989 2,217,468 1,676,228
1990 1,684,819 1,763,954
1991 1,351,399 1,851,473
1992 1,634,961 1,938,238
1993 1,672,151 2,021,675
1994 1,664,361 2,081,834
1995 1,681,513 2,120,528
1996 1,730,246 2,156,926
1997 1,787,683 2,190,720
1998 1,844,302 2,222,489
1999 1,900,030 2,252,909
2000 1,954,709 2,282,131
2001 2,008,121 2,310,217
2002 2,059,974 2,337,140
2003 2,109,881 2,363,796
2004 2,157,320 2,404,821
2005 2,236,788 2,459,802
2006 2,364,733 2,514,795
2007 2,507,887 2,570,174
2008 2,651,421 2,626,529
2009 2,795,484 2,684,659
2010 2,943,372 2,757,446
2011 3,132,814 3,076,763
2012 3,337,109 3,547,106
2013 3,507,844 3,833,913
2014 3,665,876 4,002,439
2015 3,834,574 4,184,895
2016 4,004,096 4,390,877
2017 4,154,812 4,537,396
2018 4,323,515 4,597,877
2019 4,442,316 4,591,241
2020 4,400,267 4,522,497
2021 4,360,865 4,500,424
2022 4,589,643 4,730,226
2023 4,853,420 5,049,269
2024 4,973,861 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Oman

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Oman
1960 7.22 7.28
1961 7.25 7.29
1962 7.25 7.32
1963 7.28 7.33
1964 7.29 7.37
1965 7.31 7.39
1966 7.34 7.41
1967 7.33 7.44
1968 7.28 7.46
1969 7.18 7.49
1970 7.03 7.52
1971 6.84 7.56
1972 6.64 7.59
1973 6.43 7.63
1974 6.23 7.67
1975 6.06 7.71
1976 5.9 7.74
1977 5.71 7.78
1978 5.52 7.82
1979 5.33 7.85
1980 5.18 7.89
1981 5.02 7.9
1982 4.85 7.84
1983 4.66 7.75
1984 4.45 7.64
1985 4.22 7.51
1986 4 7.35
1987 3.83 7.18
1988 3.7 6.95
1989 3.59 6.72
1990 3.49 6.46
1991 3.4 6.2
1992 3.35 5.92
1993 3.31 5.64
1994 3.27 5.36
1995 3.25 5.07
1996 3.22 4.79
1997 3.14 4.52
1998 3.04 4.27
1999 2.95 4.06
2000 2.89 3.85
2001 2.84 3.66
2002 2.8 3.51
2003 2.77 3.37
2004 2.76 3.2
2005 2.73 3.03
2006 2.59 2.88
2007 2.41 2.76
2008 2.27 2.76
2009 2.15 2.83
2010 2.04 2.97
2011 1.96 2.96
2012 1.99 2.93
2013 1.97 2.95
2014 2.06 2.97
2015 2.03 2.97
2016 2.06 2.95
2017 2.16 2.92
2018 2.12 2.81
2019 2.08 2.7
2020 2.03 2.64
2021 2.15 2.59
2022 1.55 2.45
2023 1.52 2.53

Kuwait and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Oman
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Oman
1960 22 18.9
1961 21.8 18.8
1962 21.5 18.7
1963 21 18.6
1964 20.7 18.5
1965 20.4 18.4
1966 20 18.2
1967 19.6 18
1968 19.2 17.8
1969 18.8 17.5
1970 18.5 17.2
1971 18.3 16.9
1972 18.3 16.7
1973 18.3 16.4
1974 18.4 16.3
1975 18.4 16.2
1976 18.7 16.3
1977 19.2 16.3
1978 19.6 16.4
1979 20.1 16.4
1980 20.5 16.4
1981 20.9 16.5
1982 21.3 16.5
1983 21.7 16.5
1984 22.1 16.5
1985 22.4 16.6
1986 22.7 16.8
1987 22.8 17.1
1988 23 17.5
1989 23.2 17.9
1990 23.4 18.4
1991 23.6 18.8
1992 23.8 19.4
1993 24.2 19.9
1994 25.1 20.1
1995 25.5 20.1
1996 25.5 20.1
1997 25.5 20.2
1998 25.5 20.4
1999 25.6 20.6
2000 25.9 20.9
2001 26.3 21.3
2002 26.8 21.6
2003 27.3 22
2004 27.9 22.3
2005 28.3 22.7
2006 28.5 23.1
2007 28.6 23.5
2008 28.8 24
2009 29.2 24.6
2010 29.6 25.2
2011 30.5 26.5
2012 31.5 27.7
2013 32.3 28.2
2014 33 28.5
2015 33.8 28.8
2016 34.7 29.1
2017 35.6 29.4
2018 36.4 29.7
2019 37.1 29.9
2020 37.7 29.7
2021 35.8 29.7
2022 34.4 30
2023 35.5 30.3
2024 35.8 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
65.4
2025
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
69.5%
2024

Energy

Kuwait Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Oman
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
97.3%
2022
English speaking
20%
2025
22%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Kuwait Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
2.06
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Oman
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
n/a

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