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Oman vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Oman has a population of 5.28M (ranked 124/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Oman's land area is 119,499 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 68th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Oman UAE
Population
5636678
11372700
Population rank 120/197 86/197
GDP
$107B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 70/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$20,248
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 57/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,664
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$38B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.4%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,191
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 68/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,368
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
119,499 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.53
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Oman and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Oman and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Oman

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Oman UAE
1960 $44,234,656 -
1961 $45,634,487 -
1962 $56,273,202 -
1963 $59,912,763 -
1964 $61,872,526 -
1965 $63,279,975 -
1966 $67,759,973 -
1967 $107,151,832 -
1968 $188,879,849 -
1969 $239,999,808 -
1970 $256,319,795 $685,986,701
1971 $301,010,587 $939,893,600
1972 $366,883,548 $1,415,086,929
1973 $483,066,991 $4,231,243,616
1974 $1,645,917,776 $11,651,505,689
1975 $2,096,699,189 $14,720,728,249
1976 $2,560,220,035 $19,213,158,779
1977 $2,741,169,948 $24,871,775,165
1978 $2,740,301,390 $23,775,764,225
1979 $3,733,352,635 $31,225,659,621
1980 $5,981,760,278 $43,599,160,050
1981 $7,259,120,151 $49,333,424,135
1982 $7,554,719,456 $46,622,718,605
1983 $7,932,541,691 $42,803,323,345
1984 $8,821,443,151 $41,807,954,236
1985 $10,005,645,420 $40,603,650,232
1986 $7,324,167,369 $33,943,612,095
1987 $7,811,183,095 $36,384,908,744
1988 $8,386,215,865 $36,275,674,203
1989 $9,372,171,651 $41,464,995,914
1990 $13,310,273,082 $50,701,443,748
1991 $12,918,335,501 $51,552,165,622
1992 $14,183,615,085 $54,239,171,888
1993 $14,230,429,129 $55,625,170,253
1994 $14,715,214,564 $59,305,093,980
1995 $15,722,236,671 $65,743,666,576
1996 $17,402,080,624 $73,571,233,996
1997 $18,039,791,938 $78,839,008,445
1998 $16,044,213,264 $75,674,336,283
1999 $17,832,769,831 $84,445,473,111
2000 $22,259,557,867 $104,337,372,362
2001 $22,205,721,717 $103,311,640,572
2002 $23,065,539,662 $109,816,201,498
2003 $24,733,680,104 $124,346,358,067
2004 $28,378,933,680 $147,824,370,320
2005 $35,506,892,068 $180,617,467,965
2006 $42,577,633,290 $222,116,541,865
2007 $48,300,390,117 $257,916,133,424
2008 $69,804,681,404 $315,474,615,739
2009 $55,454,096,229 $253,547,358,747
2010 $64,993,498,049 $300,189,052,689
2011 $77,497,529,259 $360,832,739,551
2012 $87,408,842,653 $384,610,125,391
2013 $89,936,020,806 $400,218,529,748
2014 $92,699,089,727 $414,105,366,753
2015 $78,710,793,238 $370,275,469,571
2016 $75,128,738,622 $369,255,326,236
2017 $80,856,697,009 $390,516,804,030
2018 $91,505,851,756 $427,049,432,158
2019 $88,060,858,257 $417,989,721,743
2020 $75,909,492,848 $349,473,015,330
2021 $87,323,797,139 $415,178,792,757
2022 $109,852,795,839 $502,731,935,194
2023 $105,895,708,713 $514,130,432,648
2024 $106,942,782,835 $537,078,829,135

Oman and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Oman

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Oman UAE
1960 $83.4 -
1961 $84.5 -
1962 $102.3 -
1963 $106.8 -
1964 $108.1 -
1965 $108.1 -
1966 $113.2 -
1967 $174.7 -
1968 $300 -
1969 $372 -
1970 $387 $2,394
1971 $442 $2,805
1972 $524 $3,675
1973 $670 $9,696
1974 $2,203 $23,823
1975 $2,692 $27,117
1976 $3,143 $31,197
1977 $3,205 $35,020
1978 $3,044 $29,379
1979 $3,934 $34,238
1980 $5,974 $42,925
1981 $6,866 $44,854
1982 $6,759 $39,972
1983 $6,714 $34,650
1984 $7,070 $32,012
1985 $7,549 $29,468
1986 $5,182 $23,132
1987 $5,204 $23,113
1988 $5,279 $21,570
1989 $5,591 $23,167
1990 $7,546 $26,710
1991 $6,977 $25,691
1992 $7,318 $25,648
1993 $7,039 $25,033
1994 $7,068 $25,473
1995 $7,414 $27,003
1996 $8,068 $28,323
1997 $8,235 $27,983
1998 $7,219 $24,889
1999 $7,915 $25,856
2000 $9,754 $29,866
2001 $9,612 $27,745
2002 $9,869 $27,754
2003 $10,464 $29,660
2004 $11,801 $33,377
2005 $14,435 $38,719
2006 $16,931 $44,343
2007 $18,793 $45,855
2008 $26,577 $50,054
2009 $20,656 $37,803
2010 $23,570 $43,697
2011 $25,188 $50,789
2012 $24,642 $52,034
2013 $23,458 $52,024
2014 $23,161 $51,381
2015 $18,808 $43,535
2016 $17,110 $41,326
2017 $17,820 $42,341
2018 $19,902 $45,690
2019 $19,180 $44,251
2020 $16,785 $37,174
2021 $19,403 $43,360
2022 $23,224 $49,899
2023 $20,972 $49,041
2024 $20,248 $49,378

Oman vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Oman

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Oman UAE
1950 29.3 42.1
1951 29.8 42.9
1952 30.2 43.6
1953 30.7 44.4
1954 31.2 45.2
1955 31.8 46
1956 32.4 46.9
1957 33 47.8
1958 33.8 48.8
1959 34.6 49.7
1960 35.4 50.7
1961 36.4 51.6
1962 37.4 52.5
1963 38.5 53.5
1964 39.6 54.5
1965 40.8 55.5
1966 42 56.6
1967 43.2 57.6
1968 44.4 58.7
1969 45.6 59.8
1970 46.6 60.8
1971 47.9 61.8
1972 48.7 62.7
1973 50 63.5
1974 51.2 64.4
1975 52.5 65.1
1976 54.4 65.8
1977 55.5 66.5
1978 57 67.1
1979 58.3 67.6
1980 59.6 68.2
1981 60.8 68.6
1982 62 69.1
1983 63.2 69.4
1984 64.3 69.8
1985 65.3 70.1
1986 66.2 70.4
1987 67 70.6
1988 67.7 70.8
1989 68.4 71
1990 69 71.1
1991 69.6 71.1
1992 70.1 71.2
1993 70.6 71.2
1994 71.1 71.2
1995 71.6 71.4
1996 72 71.8
1997 72.5 72.6
1998 72.9 73.7
1999 73.3 75
2000 73.6 76.3
2001 74 77.6
2002 74.3 78.7
2003 74.5 79.6
2004 74.8 80.3
2005 75.1 80.8
2006 75.4 81.2
2007 75.6 81.4
2008 76.1 81.6
2009 76.6 81.7
2010 77.2 81.9
2011 77.7 81.9
2012 78.2 81.9
2013 78.6 82
2014 79 82
2015 79.3 82.1
2016 79.6 82.2
2017 79.7 82.4
2018 79.9 82.4
2019 79.9 82.6
2020 77.8 81.9
2021 76 79.1
2022 77.9 80.5
2023 80 82.9
2024 80.2 83.1
2025 80.5 83.2

Oman and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Oman

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Oman UAE
1960 530,485 131,334
1961 539,854 137,989
1962 549,941 144,946
1963 560,827 152,211
1964 572,577 159,692
1965 585,236 167,103
1966 598,804 173,976
1967 613,318 179,700
1968 628,798 199,416
1969 645,255 239,660
1970 662,680 286,536
1971 681,119 335,027
1972 700,593 385,014
1973 721,179 436,399
1974 746,988 489,087
1975 778,864 542,856
1976 814,701 615,866
1977 855,314 710,209
1978 900,304 809,274
1979 949,116 912,010
1980 1,001,248 1,015,700
1981 1,057,320 1,099,855
1982 1,117,678 1,166,370
1983 1,181,459 1,235,305
1984 1,247,716 1,305,996
1985 1,325,480 1,377,911
1986 1,413,419 1,467,383
1987 1,500,996 1,574,244
1988 1,588,568 1,681,788
1989 1,676,228 1,789,851
1990 1,763,954 1,898,220
1991 1,851,473 2,006,626
1992 1,938,238 2,114,730
1993 2,021,675 2,222,093
1994 2,081,834 2,328,188
1995 2,120,528 2,434,662
1996 2,156,926 2,597,564
1997 2,190,720 2,817,410
1998 2,222,489 3,040,421
1999 2,252,909 3,266,009
2000 2,282,131 3,493,575
2001 2,310,217 3,723,590
2002 2,337,140 3,956,826
2003 2,363,796 4,192,457
2004 2,404,821 4,428,967
2005 2,459,802 4,664,790
2006 2,514,795 5,009,100
2007 2,570,174 5,624,635
2008 2,626,529 6,302,664
2009 2,684,659 6,707,058
2010 2,757,446 6,869,838
2011 3,076,763 7,104,538
2012 3,547,106 7,391,448
2013 3,833,913 7,693,031
2014 4,002,439 8,059,440
2015 4,184,895 8,505,237
2016 4,390,877 8,935,095
2017 4,537,396 9,223,225
2018 4,597,877 9,346,701
2019 4,591,241 9,445,785
2020 4,522,497 9,401,038
2021 4,500,424 9,575,152
2022 4,730,226 10,074,977
2023 5,049,269 10,483,751
2024 5,281,538 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Oman and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Oman

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Oman UAE
1960 7.28 6.5
1961 7.29 6.49
1962 7.32 6.49
1963 7.33 6.5
1964 7.37 6.49
1965 7.39 6.5
1966 7.41 6.5
1967 7.44 6.51
1968 7.46 6.53
1969 7.49 6.52
1970 7.52 6.52
1971 7.56 6.52
1972 7.59 6.5
1973 7.63 6.46
1974 7.67 6.41
1975 7.71 6.35
1976 7.74 6.29
1977 7.78 6.22
1978 7.82 6.15
1979 7.85 6.06
1980 7.89 5.95
1981 7.9 5.81
1982 7.84 5.66
1983 7.75 5.48
1984 7.64 5.3
1985 7.51 5.13
1986 7.35 5
1987 7.18 4.88
1988 6.95 4.77
1989 6.72 4.65
1990 6.46 4.51
1991 6.2 4.25
1992 5.92 4.09
1993 5.64 3.82
1994 5.36 3.76
1995 5.07 3.28
1996 4.79 3.06
1997 4.52 2.83
1998 4.27 2.77
1999 4.06 2.79
2000 3.85 2.73
2001 3.66 2.62
2002 3.51 2.54
2003 3.37 2.49
2004 3.2 2.38
2005 3.03 2.23
2006 2.88 1.96
2007 2.76 1.79
2008 2.76 1.52
2009 2.83 1.58
2010 2.97 1.57
2011 2.96 1.54
2012 2.93 1.53
2013 2.95 1.53
2014 2.97 1.48
2015 2.97 1.42
2016 2.95 1.37
2017 2.92 1.35
2018 2.81 1.29
2019 2.7 1.25
2020 2.64 1.29
2021 2.59 1.16
2022 2.45 1.15
2023 2.53 1.2

Oman and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Oman

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Oman UAE
1960 18.9 19.6
1961 18.8 20.1
1962 18.7 20.6
1963 18.6 21
1964 18.5 21.5
1965 18.4 22
1966 18.2 22.6
1967 18 23.3
1968 17.8 23.5
1969 17.5 23.1
1970 17.2 23
1971 16.9 23.2
1972 16.7 23.6
1973 16.4 24.1
1974 16.3 24.7
1975 16.2 25.4
1976 16.3 25.6
1977 16.3 25.4
1978 16.4 25.5
1979 16.4 25.8
1980 16.4 26.2
1981 16.5 26.4
1982 16.5 26.4
1983 16.5 26.4
1984 16.5 26.4
1985 16.6 26.6
1986 16.8 26.5
1987 17.1 26.1
1988 17.5 25.9
1989 17.9 25.8
1990 18.4 25.8
1991 18.8 26
1992 19.4 26.4
1993 19.9 26.8
1994 20.1 27.4
1995 20.1 28
1996 20.1 28.1
1997 20.2 27.9
1998 20.4 27.9
1999 20.6 28
2000 20.9 28.2
2001 21.3 28.6
2002 21.6 29.1
2003 22 29.6
2004 22.3 30.3
2005 22.7 30.9
2006 23.1 31.4
2007 23.5 31.6
2008 24 31.6
2009 24.6 31.6
2010 25.2 31.7
2011 26.5 31.7
2012 27.7 31.7
2013 28.2 31.7
2014 28.5 31.8
2015 28.8 31.8
2016 29.1 31.8
2017 29.4 31.8
2018 29.7 31.8
2019 29.9 31.8
2020 29.7 31.8
2021 29.7 31.9
2022 30 31.9
2023 30.3 32.2
2024 30.5 32.6

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Finance

Oman UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$102B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.2%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.3%
2022
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.4%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.24%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2022
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.5%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
54.2%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
65.4
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
110
2022
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$22.3B
2022
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$18.3B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$39M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
869,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.87%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
69.5%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Oman UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2022
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.26
2022
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
93.1 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
18.4 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.7%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.33%
2022
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-213.6%
2022
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
8,158 kWh
2022
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.95%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Oman UAE
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+154,219
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
68
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
55
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.14
2023
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.6
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
99
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.3%
2022
98.8%
2024
English speaking
22%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
95.3%
2024
100%
2024

Health

Oman UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$707
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$52.9
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.06
2022
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
13
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
32.4%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.4%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Oman UAE
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
22,626 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,682 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9.11 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,535 mi
2008

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