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Oman vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Oman has a population of 5.28M (ranked 124/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Oman's land area is 119,499 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 68th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Oman Syria
Population
5636678
26304877
Population rank 120/197 57/197
GDP
$107B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 70/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$20,248
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 57/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,664
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$38B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.4%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$7,191
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 68/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,368
2025
$731
2025
Land area
119,499 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.53
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
73 years
2025

Oman and Syria: Comparison Charts

Oman and Syria economies compared

GDP
Oman

Syria
Year GDP
Oman Syria
1960 $44,234,656 $857,704,413
1961 $45,634,487 $945,244,972
1962 $56,273,202 $1,110,565,881
1963 $59,912,763 $1,200,447,408
1964 $61,872,526 $1,339,494,267
1965 $63,279,975 $1,472,036,540
1966 $67,759,973 $1,342,287,553
1967 $107,151,832 $1,580,229,799
1968 $188,879,849 $1,753,746,430
1969 $239,999,808 $2,245,011,515
1970 $256,319,795 $2,140,384,010
1971 $301,010,587 $2,589,851,325
1972 $366,883,548 $3,059,681,698
1973 $483,066,991 $3,239,487,516
1974 $1,645,917,776 $5,159,557,148
1975 $2,096,699,189 $6,826,980,444
1976 $2,560,220,035 $7,633,528,867
1977 $2,741,169,948 $7,696,011,396
1978 $2,740,301,390 $9,275,200,458
1979 $3,733,352,635 $9,929,681,529
1980 $5,981,760,278 $13,062,420,382
1981 $7,259,120,151 $15,518,201,335
1982 $7,554,719,456 $16,298,929,011
1983 $7,932,541,691 $17,589,277,143
1984 $8,821,443,151 $17,503,078,174
1985 $10,005,645,420 $16,403,539,893
1986 $7,324,167,369 $13,293,205,278
1987 $7,811,183,095 $11,356,215,543
1988 $8,386,215,865 $10,577,041,645
1989 $9,372,171,651 $9,853,395,762
1990 $13,310,273,082 $12,308,624,418
1991 $12,918,335,501 $12,981,833,333
1992 $14,183,615,085 $13,253,565,861
1993 $14,230,429,129 $13,695,962,055
1994 $14,715,214,564 $10,122,020,000
1995 $15,722,236,671 $11,396,706,587
1996 $17,402,080,624 $13,789,560,878
1997 $18,039,791,938 $14,505,233,463
1998 $16,044,213,264 $15,200,846,154
1999 $17,832,769,831 $15,873,875,969
2000 $22,259,557,867 $18,937,052,543
2001 $22,205,721,717 $20,237,024,725
2002 $23,065,539,662 $20,669,357,462
2003 $24,733,680,104 $21,828,144,686
2004 $28,378,933,680 $25,086,950,495
2005 $35,506,892,068 $28,858,965,517
2006 $42,577,633,290 $33,751,788,856
2007 $48,300,390,117 $40,465,318,382
2008 $69,804,681,404 $52,557,913,569
2009 $55,454,096,229 $54,111,735,629
2010 $64,993,498,049 $61,390,830,875
2011 $77,497,529,259 $67,539,428,159
2012 $87,408,842,653 $43,190,318,033
2013 $89,936,020,806 $21,361,254,635
2014 $92,699,089,727 $21,502,061,466
2015 $78,710,793,238 $16,466,863,117
2016 $75,128,738,622 $12,597,854,877
2017 $80,856,697,009 $16,369,843,352
2018 $91,505,851,756 $21,497,782,868
2019 $88,060,858,257 $22,583,045,060
2020 $75,909,492,848 $12,047,752,036
2021 $87,323,797,139 $14,353,205,678
2022 $109,852,795,839 $23,622,827,080
2023 $105,895,708,713 $19,993,439,950
2024 $106,942,782,835 -

Oman and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Oman

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Oman Syria
1960 $83.4 $183.5
1961 $84.5 $196.3
1962 $102.3 $223.9
1963 $106.8 $234.9
1964 $108.1 $254.2
1965 $108.1 $270.8
1966 $113.2 $239.3
1967 $174.7 $272.9
1968 $300 $293.3
1969 $372 $364
1970 $387 $335
1971 $442 $393
1972 $524 $448
1973 $670 $459
1974 $2,203 $707
1975 $2,692 $904
1976 $3,143 $976
1977 $3,205 $951
1978 $3,044 $1,108
1979 $3,934 $1,146
1980 $5,974 $1,458
1981 $6,866 $1,676
1982 $6,759 $1,703
1983 $6,714 $1,776
1984 $7,070 $1,706
1985 $7,549 $1,544
1986 $5,182 $1,208
1987 $5,204 $997
1988 $5,279 $898
1989 $5,591 $809
1990 $7,546 $978
1991 $6,977 $1,000
1992 $7,318 $990
1993 $7,039 $993
1994 $7,068 $712
1995 $7,414 $780
1996 $8,068 $918
1997 $8,235 $941
1998 $7,219 $961
1999 $7,915 $978
2000 $9,754 $1,138
2001 $9,612 $1,187
2002 $9,869 $1,183
2003 $10,464 $1,220
2004 $11,801 $1,368
2005 $14,435 $1,534
2006 $16,931 $1,719
2007 $18,793 $1,938
2008 $26,577 $2,429
2009 $20,656 $2,462
2010 $23,570 $2,731
2011 $25,188 $2,952
2012 $24,642 $1,898
2013 $23,458 $986
2014 $23,161 $1,061
2015 $18,808 $848
2016 $17,110 $656
2017 $17,820 $852
2018 $19,902 $1,098
2019 $19,180 $1,110
2020 $16,785 $572
2021 $19,403 $664
2022 $23,224 $1,052
2023 $20,972 $847
2024 $20,248 -

Oman vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Oman

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Oman Syria
1950 29.3 42.5
1951 29.8 43.4
1952 30.2 44.3
1953 30.7 45.3
1954 31.2 46.4
1955 31.8 47.4
1956 32.4 48.5
1957 33 49.6
1958 33.8 50.7
1959 34.6 51.7
1960 35.4 52.7
1961 36.4 53.7
1962 37.4 54.6
1963 38.5 55.4
1964 39.6 56.2
1965 40.8 56.9
1966 42 57.6
1967 43.2 58
1968 44.4 59.1
1969 45.6 59.8
1970 46.6 60.6
1971 47.9 61.3
1972 48.7 62
1973 50 60.8
1974 51.2 63.4
1975 52.5 64.2
1976 54.4 64.8
1977 55.5 65.4
1978 57 65.9
1979 58.3 66.2
1980 59.6 66.5
1981 60.8 64.6
1982 62 60.8
1983 63.2 67.4
1984 64.3 67.7
1985 65.3 68
1986 66.2 68.4
1987 67 68.8
1988 67.7 69.2
1989 68.4 69.5
1990 69 69.8
1991 69.6 70.1
1992 70.1 70.2
1993 70.6 70.3
1994 71.1 70.3
1995 71.6 70.2
1996 72 70.2
1997 72.5 70.2
1998 72.9 70.2
1999 73.3 70.5
2000 73.6 70.9
2001 74 71.3
2002 74.3 71.7
2003 74.5 72.2
2004 74.8 72.5
2005 75.1 72.8
2006 75.4 73
2007 75.6 73.3
2008 76.1 73.4
2009 76.6 73.5
2010 77.2 73.5
2011 77.7 72.3
2012 78.2 66.2
2013 78.6 65.1
2014 79 65.5
2015 79.3 63.3
2016 79.6 65.2
2017 79.7 65.7
2018 79.9 67.4
2019 79.9 71
2020 77.8 71.9
2021 76 72.4
2022 77.9 72.8
2023 80 72.1
2024 80.2 72.6
2025 80.5 73

Oman and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Oman

Syria
Year Population
Oman Syria
1960 530,485 4,673,500
1961 539,854 4,815,466
1962 549,941 4,959,340
1963 560,827 5,110,467
1964 572,577 5,269,087
1965 585,236 5,435,267
1966 598,804 5,609,047
1967 613,318 5,790,198
1968 628,798 5,978,742
1969 645,255 6,175,166
1970 662,680 6,380,609
1971 681,119 6,598,094
1972 700,593 6,826,024
1973 721,179 7,060,321
1974 746,988 7,302,160
1975 778,864 7,554,364
1976 814,701 7,817,320
1977 855,314 8,090,501
1978 900,304 8,372,759
1979 949,116 8,661,909
1980 1,001,248 8,957,663
1981 1,057,320 9,260,189
1982 1,117,678 9,572,511
1983 1,181,459 9,904,809
1984 1,247,716 10,258,398
1985 1,325,480 10,625,672
1986 1,413,419 11,002,844
1987 1,500,996 11,388,923
1988 1,588,568 11,782,264
1989 1,676,228 12,179,060
1990 1,763,954 12,579,208
1991 1,851,473 12,980,821
1992 1,938,238 13,385,571
1993 2,021,675 13,795,686
1994 2,081,834 14,208,583
1995 2,120,528 14,616,801
1996 2,156,926 15,018,104
1997 2,190,720 15,417,542
1998 2,222,489 15,820,413
1999 2,252,909 16,228,061
2000 2,282,131 16,637,888
2001 2,310,217 17,051,338
2002 2,337,140 17,468,332
2003 2,363,796 17,889,296
2004 2,404,821 18,336,875
2005 2,459,802 18,814,091
2006 2,514,795 19,637,022
2007 2,570,174 20,884,125
2008 2,626,529 21,636,564
2009 2,684,659 21,976,969
2010 2,757,446 22,482,421
2011 3,076,763 22,878,098
2012 3,547,106 22,759,763
2013 3,833,913 21,666,917
2014 4,002,439 20,273,659
2015 4,184,895 19,424,618
2016 4,390,877 19,193,834
2017 4,537,396 19,224,668
2018 4,597,877 19,577,845
2019 4,591,241 20,353,534
2020 4,522,497 21,049,429
2021 4,500,424 21,628,839
2022 4,730,226 22,462,173
2023 5,049,269 23,594,623
2024 5,281,538 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Oman and Syria

Fertility rate
Oman

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Oman Syria
1960 7.28 7.51
1961 7.29 7.5
1962 7.32 7.51
1963 7.33 7.51
1964 7.37 7.53
1965 7.39 7.53
1966 7.41 7.55
1967 7.44 7.56
1968 7.46 7.57
1969 7.49 7.59
1970 7.52 7.62
1971 7.56 7.6
1972 7.59 7.57
1973 7.63 7.55
1974 7.67 7.52
1975 7.71 7.49
1976 7.74 7.45
1977 7.78 7.42
1978 7.82 7.35
1979 7.85 7.25
1980 7.89 7.12
1981 7.9 6.97
1982 7.84 6.81
1983 7.75 6.69
1984 7.64 6.59
1985 7.51 6.48
1986 7.35 6.37
1987 7.18 6.2
1988 6.95 6
1989 6.72 5.78
1990 6.46 5.56
1991 6.2 5.34
1992 5.92 5.14
1993 5.64 4.99
1994 5.36 4.86
1995 5.07 4.7
1996 4.79 4.54
1997 4.52 4.37
1998 4.27 4.25
1999 4.06 4.14
2000 3.85 4.07
2001 3.66 3.98
2002 3.51 3.87
2003 3.37 3.76
2004 3.2 3.68
2005 3.03 3.61
2006 2.88 3.56
2007 2.76 3.54
2008 2.76 3.48
2009 2.83 3.42
2010 2.97 3.36
2011 2.96 3.29
2012 2.93 3.22
2013 2.95 3.17
2014 2.97 3.12
2015 2.97 3.07
2016 2.95 3.01
2017 2.92 2.97
2018 2.81 2.93
2019 2.7 2.88
2020 2.64 2.84
2021 2.59 2.8
2022 2.45 2.75
2023 2.53 2.71

Oman and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Oman

Syria
Year Median age, years
Oman Syria
1960 18.9 17.6
1961 18.8 17.3
1962 18.7 17.1
1963 18.6 16.9
1964 18.5 16.7
1965 18.4 16.5
1966 18.2 16.4
1967 18 16.2
1968 17.8 16.1
1969 17.5 16
1970 17.2 15.9
1971 16.9 15.8
1972 16.7 15.8
1973 16.4 15.7
1974 16.3 15.7
1975 16.2 15.7
1976 16.3 15.6
1977 16.3 15.6
1978 16.4 15.6
1979 16.4 15.6
1980 16.4 15.6
1981 16.5 15.6
1982 16.5 15.7
1983 16.5 15.8
1984 16.5 15.8
1985 16.6 15.9
1986 16.8 16
1987 17.1 16.1
1988 17.5 16.2
1989 17.9 16.4
1990 18.4 16.5
1991 18.8 16.7
1992 19.4 16.9
1993 19.9 17.1
1994 20.1 17.3
1995 20.1 17.5
1996 20.1 17.7
1997 20.2 17.9
1998 20.4 18.1
1999 20.6 18.3
2000 20.9 18.5
2001 21.3 18.8
2002 21.6 19
2003 22 19.2
2004 22.3 19.5
2005 22.7 19.7
2006 23.1 20.3
2007 23.5 21
2008 24 21.3
2009 24.6 21.5
2010 25.2 21.7
2011 26.5 21.9
2012 27.7 21.8
2013 28.2 21.2
2014 28.5 20.1
2015 28.8 19.5
2016 29.1 19.5
2017 29.4 19.6
2018 29.7 20.1
2019 29.9 20.9
2020 29.7 21.6
2021 29.7 22.2
2022 30 22.7
2023 30.3 23.3
2024 30.5 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Oman Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$102B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.2%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.3%
2022
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.4%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.24%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2022
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
46.5%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
54.2%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
65.4
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2022
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
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$39M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
869,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.87%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
69.5%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Oman Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.26
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
93.1 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
18.4 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.7%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.33%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-213.6%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
8,158 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.95%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Oman Syria
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+154,219
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
68
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
55
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.14
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
99
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.3%
2022
94.4%
2021
English speaking
22%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
95.3%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Oman Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$707
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$52.9
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.06
2022
1.19
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
13
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
32.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
17%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Oman Syria
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
22,626 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,682 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9.11 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025

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