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Oman vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Oman has a population of 5.28M (ranked 124/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Oman's land area is 119,499 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 68th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Oman Somalia
Population
5636678
20177806
Population rank 120/197 66/197
GDP
$107B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 70/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$20,248
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 57/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,664
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$38B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$7,191
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 68/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,368
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
119,499 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.53
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Oman and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Oman and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Oman

Somalia
Year GDP
Oman Somalia
1960 $44,234,656 $180,459,937
1961 $45,634,487 $191,659,914
1962 $56,273,202 $203,531,928
1963 $59,912,763 $216,145,936
1964 $61,872,526 $229,529,913
1965 $63,279,975 $243,725,898
1966 $67,759,973 $257,375,897
1967 $107,151,832 $271,781,887
1968 $188,879,849 $286,719,885
1969 $239,999,808 $306,357,285
1970 $256,319,795 $347,985,394
1971 $301,010,587 $347,039,446
1972 $366,883,548 $447,883,941
1973 $483,066,991 $483,699,611
1974 $1,645,917,776 $572,504,036
1975 $2,096,699,189 $757,015,879
1976 $2,560,220,035 $871,344,245
1977 $2,741,169,948 $498,550,725
1978 $2,740,301,390 $564,571,823
1979 $3,733,352,635 $589,566,929
1980 $5,981,760,278 $602,515,548
1981 $7,259,120,151 $699,302,473
1982 $7,554,719,456 $774,578,932
1983 $7,932,541,691 $735,408,642
1984 $8,821,443,151 $787,434,542
1985 $10,005,645,420 $875,702,247
1986 $7,324,167,369 $916,590,786
1987 $7,811,183,095 $1,018,972,664
1988 $8,386,215,865 $1,051,596,967
1989 $9,372,171,651 $1,181,360,844
1990 $13,310,273,082 $1,031,282,081
1991 $12,918,335,501 $717,974,930
1992 $14,183,615,085 $709,297,579
1993 $14,230,429,129 $1,260,132,956
1994 $14,715,214,564 $1,481,205,098
1995 $15,722,236,671 $1,534,756,135
1996 $17,402,080,624 $1,792,234,297
1997 $18,039,791,938 $2,191,749,014
1998 $16,044,213,264 $2,962,047,564
1999 $17,832,769,831 $3,045,751,528
2000 $22,259,557,867 $3,412,797,450
2001 $22,205,721,717 $2,252,847,465
2002 $23,065,539,662 $2,192,684,135
2003 $24,733,680,104 $2,836,724,352
2004 $28,378,933,680 $3,859,592,813
2005 $35,506,892,068 $4,683,246,454
2006 $42,577,633,290 $5,026,743,282
2007 $48,300,390,117 $5,430,713,729
2008 $69,804,681,404 $5,913,620,293
2009 $55,454,096,229 $2,948,594,552
2010 $64,993,498,049 $2,687,807,004
2011 $77,497,529,259 $2,906,000,097
2012 $87,408,842,653 $4,364,670,160
2013 $89,936,020,806 $5,062,881,600
2014 $92,699,089,727 $5,728,399,720
2015 $78,710,793,238 $6,152,149,100
2016 $75,128,738,622 $6,613,743,070
2017 $80,856,697,009 $7,621,501,710
2018 $91,505,851,756 $7,873,440,830
2019 $88,060,858,257 $8,655,023,960
2020 $75,909,492,848 $8,628,393,720
2021 $87,323,797,139 $9,483,997,390
2022 $109,852,795,839 $10,202,767,270
2023 $105,895,708,713 $10,968,517,090
2024 $106,942,782,835 $12,108,515,110

Oman and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Oman

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Oman Somalia
1960 $83.4 $62.7
1961 $84.5 $64.9
1962 $102.3 $67.2
1963 $106.8 $69.5
1964 $108.1 $71.9
1965 $108.1 $74.4
1966 $113.2 $76.5
1967 $174.7 $78.7
1968 $300 $80.8
1969 $372 $84.1
1970 $387 $93.1
1971 $442 $90.4
1972 $524 $113.7
1973 $670 $119.6
1974 $2,203 $137.9
1975 $2,692 $177.8
1976 $3,143 $199.6
1977 $3,205 $111.2
1978 $3,044 $117.3
1979 $3,934 $108.2
1980 $5,974 $101.5
1981 $6,866 $116.9
1982 $6,759 $129
1983 $6,714 $118.6
1984 $7,070 $122.5
1985 $7,549 $130.8
1986 $5,182 $131.4
1987 $5,204 $141
1988 $5,279 $145.3
1989 $5,591 $166
1990 $7,546 $145.6
1991 $6,977 $105.4
1992 $7,318 $109.2
1993 $7,039 $188.6
1994 $7,068 $210.8
1995 $7,414 $210.7
1996 $8,068 $237.2
1997 $8,235 $280.1
1998 $7,219 $363
1999 $7,915 $359
2000 $9,754 $386
2001 $9,612 $244.9
2002 $9,869 $229.6
2003 $10,464 $286.3
2004 $11,801 $375
2005 $14,435 $440
2006 $16,931 $458
2007 $18,793 $480
2008 $26,577 $507
2009 $20,656 $246.5
2010 $23,570 $219.2
2011 $25,188 $235.3
2012 $24,642 $350
2013 $23,458 $393
2014 $23,161 $429
2015 $18,808 $446
2016 $17,110 $461
2017 $17,820 $511
2018 $19,902 $510
2019 $19,180 $540
2020 $16,785 $518
2021 $19,403 $549
2022 $23,224 $573
2023 $20,972 $597
2024 $20,248 $637

Oman vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Oman

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Oman Somalia
1950 29.3 41.5
1951 29.8 41.7
1952 30.2 41.9
1953 30.7 42.1
1954 31.2 42.3
1955 31.8 42.5
1956 32.4 42.7
1957 33 42.9
1958 33.8 43.1
1959 34.6 43.3
1960 35.4 43.5
1961 36.4 43.7
1962 37.4 44
1963 38.5 44.2
1964 39.6 44.4
1965 40.8 44.6
1966 42 44.8
1967 43.2 45.1
1968 44.4 45.3
1969 45.6 45.5
1970 46.6 45.6
1971 47.9 45.8
1972 48.7 46
1973 50 46.2
1974 51.2 44.3
1975 52.5 44.5
1976 54.4 44.7
1977 55.5 47
1978 57 47
1979 58.3 47.4
1980 59.6 47.6
1981 60.8 47.8
1982 62 48
1983 63.2 48.2
1984 64.3 48.4
1985 65.3 48.3
1986 66.2 48.4
1987 67 49
1988 67.7 43.9
1989 68.4 46.6
1990 69 46.9
1991 69.6 25.4
1992 70.1 25
1993 70.6 50.6
1994 71.1 50.3
1995 71.6 50.6
1996 72 50.5
1997 72.5 50.3
1998 72.9 50.8
1999 73.3 50.6
2000 73.6 50.7
2001 74 50.8
2002 74.3 50.8
2003 74.5 50.7
2004 74.8 50.7
2005 75.1 50.9
2006 75.4 50.9
2007 75.6 50.9
2008 76.1 51.5
2009 76.6 52.1
2010 77.2 48.9
2011 77.7 32.5
2012 78.2 49.1
2013 78.6 54
2014 79 54.4
2015 79.3 55.1
2016 79.6 55.3
2017 79.7 52.2
2018 79.9 54.8
2019 79.9 57.2
2020 77.8 57.1
2021 76 55.7
2022 77.9 53.9
2023 80 58.8
2024 80.2 59
2025 80.5 59.1

Oman and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Oman

Somalia
Year Population
Oman Somalia
1960 530,485 2,876,331
1961 539,854 2,952,054
1962 549,941 3,030,091
1963 560,827 3,110,361
1964 572,577 3,192,796
1965 585,236 3,277,874
1966 598,804 3,365,106
1967 613,318 3,454,537
1968 628,798 3,546,590
1969 645,255 3,641,015
1970 662,680 3,738,448
1971 681,119 3,837,691
1972 700,593 3,939,436
1973 721,179 4,045,592
1974 746,988 4,151,842
1975 778,864 4,257,535
1976 814,701 4,365,812
1977 855,314 4,484,050
1978 900,304 4,814,892
1979 949,116 5,449,117
1980 1,001,248 5,936,154
1981 1,057,320 5,982,849
1982 1,117,678 6,003,840
1983 1,181,459 6,198,430
1984 1,247,716 6,428,389
1985 1,325,480 6,693,289
1986 1,413,419 6,974,788
1987 1,500,996 7,228,302
1988 1,588,568 7,235,360
1989 1,676,228 7,114,817
1990 1,763,954 7,082,811
1991 1,851,473 6,813,760
1992 1,938,238 6,495,107
1993 2,021,675 6,681,399
1994 2,081,834 7,026,797
1995 2,120,528 7,285,007
1996 2,156,926 7,554,474
1997 2,190,720 7,824,525
1998 2,222,489 8,155,417
1999 2,252,909 8,492,059
2000 2,282,131 8,838,713
2001 2,310,217 9,198,493
2002 2,337,140 9,550,063
2003 2,363,796 9,909,157
2004 2,404,821 10,280,998
2005 2,459,802 10,644,228
2006 2,514,795 10,975,502
2007 2,570,174 11,322,582
2008 2,626,529 11,663,084
2009 2,684,659 11,961,201
2010 2,757,446 12,261,756
2011 3,076,763 12,348,830
2012 3,547,106 12,461,160
2013 3,833,913 12,869,594
2014 4,002,439 13,339,491
2015 4,184,895 13,806,963
2016 4,390,877 14,348,740
2017 4,537,396 14,916,629
2018 4,597,877 15,452,487
2019 4,591,241 16,030,971
2020 4,522,497 16,651,191
2021 4,500,424 17,271,431
2022 4,730,226 17,801,897
2023 5,049,269 18,358,615
2024 5,281,538 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Oman and Somalia

Fertility rate
Oman

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Oman Somalia
1960 7.28 7.25
1961 7.29 7.25
1962 7.32 7.26
1963 7.33 7.26
1964 7.37 7.26
1965 7.39 7.26
1966 7.41 7.26
1967 7.44 7.25
1968 7.46 7.23
1969 7.49 7.21
1970 7.52 7.18
1971 7.56 7.15
1972 7.59 7.12
1973 7.63 7.09
1974 7.67 7.06
1975 7.71 7.03
1976 7.74 7.02
1977 7.78 7
1978 7.82 7.13
1979 7.85 7.16
1980 7.89 7.18
1981 7.9 7.23
1982 7.84 7.25
1983 7.75 7.28
1984 7.64 7.3
1985 7.51 7.33
1986 7.35 7.35
1987 7.18 7.37
1988 6.95 7.4
1989 6.72 7.42
1990 6.46 7.44
1991 6.2 7.47
1992 5.92 7.5
1993 5.64 7.53
1994 5.36 7.54
1995 5.07 7.58
1996 4.79 7.62
1997 4.52 7.66
1998 4.27 7.66
1999 4.06 7.66
2000 3.85 7.65
2001 3.66 7.64
2002 3.51 7.63
2003 3.37 7.6
2004 3.2 7.57
2005 3.03 7.53
2006 2.88 7.49
2007 2.76 7.46
2008 2.76 7.42
2009 2.83 7.38
2010 2.97 7.32
2011 2.96 7.27
2012 2.93 7.21
2013 2.95 7.14
2014 2.97 7.06
2015 2.97 6.98
2016 2.95 6.88
2017 2.92 6.77
2018 2.81 6.66
2019 2.7 6.56
2020 2.64 6.45
2021 2.59 6.35
2022 2.45 6.26
2023 2.53 6.13

Oman and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Oman

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Oman Somalia
1960 18.9 18.1
1961 18.8 17.9
1962 18.7 17.8
1963 18.6 17.7
1964 18.5 17.6
1965 18.4 17.5
1966 18.2 17.5
1967 18 17.5
1968 17.8 17.5
1969 17.5 17.5
1970 17.2 17.5
1971 16.9 17.6
1972 16.7 17.6
1973 16.4 17.6
1974 16.3 17.7
1975 16.2 17.7
1976 16.3 17.7
1977 16.3 17.7
1978 16.4 17.7
1979 16.4 17.6
1980 16.4 17.6
1981 16.5 17.5
1982 16.5 17.4
1983 16.5 17.4
1984 16.5 17.3
1985 16.6 17.2
1986 16.8 17.1
1987 17.1 17
1988 17.5 16.8
1989 17.9 16.7
1990 18.4 16.5
1991 18.8 16.5
1992 19.4 16.7
1993 19.9 16.8
1994 20.1 16.7
1995 20.1 16.6
1996 20.1 16.5
1997 20.2 16.4
1998 20.4 16.4
1999 20.6 16.3
2000 20.9 16.3
2001 21.3 16.2
2002 21.6 16.2
2003 22 16.1
2004 22.3 16
2005 22.7 15.9
2006 23.1 15.7
2007 23.5 15.6
2008 24 15.6
2009 24.6 15.6
2010 25.2 15.7
2011 26.5 15.8
2012 27.7 16
2013 28.2 16
2014 28.5 16
2015 28.8 16.1
2016 29.1 16.1
2017 29.4 16.2
2018 29.7 16.2
2019 29.9 16.3
2020 29.7 16.3
2021 29.7 16.4
2022 30 16.5
2023 30.3 16.5
2024 30.5 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Oman Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$102B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.2%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.3%
2022
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.4%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.24%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2022
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
46.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
54.2%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
65.4
2025
29
2025
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
110
2022
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$22.3B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18.3B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$39M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
869,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.87%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
69.5%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Oman Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.26
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
93.1 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
18.4 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.33%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-213.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
8,158 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
1.95%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Oman Somalia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+154,219
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
68
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
55
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.14
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.6
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
99
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.3%
2022
54.1%
2022
English speaking
22%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
95.3%
2024
27.6%
2022

Health

Oman Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$707
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$52.9
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.06
2022
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
13
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
32.4%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Oman Somalia
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
22,626 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,682 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9.11 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,321 mi
2018

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