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Oman vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Oman has a population of 5.28M (ranked 124/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Oman's land area is 119,499 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 68th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Oman Yemen
Population
5636678
42727988
Population rank 120/197 37/197
GDP
$107B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 70/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$20,248
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 57/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,664
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$38B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.4%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,191
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 68/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,368
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
119,499 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.53
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Oman and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Oman and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Oman

Yemen
Year GDP
Oman Yemen
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 -
1971 $301,010,587 -
1972 $366,883,548 -
1973 $483,066,991 -
1974 $1,645,917,776 -
1975 $2,096,699,189 -
1976 $2,560,220,035 -
1977 $2,741,169,948 -
1978 $2,740,301,390 -
1979 $3,733,352,635 -
1980 $5,981,760,278 -
1981 $7,259,120,151 -
1982 $7,554,719,456 -
1983 $7,932,541,691 -
1984 $8,821,443,151 -
1985 $10,005,645,420 -
1986 $7,324,167,369 -
1987 $7,811,183,095 -
1988 $8,386,215,865 -
1989 $9,372,171,651 -
1990 $13,310,273,082 $12,643,821,569
1991 $12,918,335,501 $14,665,445,462
1992 $14,183,615,085 $17,959,367,194
1993 $14,230,429,129 $21,736,802,664
1994 $14,715,214,564 $28,019,483,764
1995 $15,722,236,671 $12,796,345,679
1996 $17,402,080,624 $6,496,163,616
1997 $18,039,791,938 $6,838,298,531
1998 $16,044,213,264 $6,322,175,566
1999 $17,832,769,831 $7,639,325,296
2000 $22,259,557,867 $9,679,316,770
2001 $22,205,721,717 $9,852,990,693
2002 $23,065,539,662 $10,693,430,511
2003 $24,733,680,104 $11,777,532,662
2004 $28,378,933,680 $13,867,634,371
2005 $35,506,892,068 $16,731,566,717
2006 $42,577,633,290 $19,063,143,370
2007 $48,300,390,117 $21,650,528,674
2008 $69,804,681,404 $26,910,855,807
2009 $55,454,096,229 $25,130,278,213
2010 $64,993,498,049 $30,906,749,533
2011 $77,497,529,259 $32,726,417,878
2012 $87,408,842,653 $35,401,331,609
2013 $89,936,020,806 $40,415,233,436
2014 $92,699,089,727 $43,228,585,321
2015 $78,710,793,238 $42,444,490,074
2016 $75,128,738,622 $31,317,825,274
2017 $80,856,697,009 $26,842,229,045
2018 $91,505,851,756 $21,606,160,663
2019 $88,060,858,257 -
2020 $75,909,492,848 -
2021 $87,323,797,139 -
2022 $109,852,795,839 -
2023 $105,895,708,713 -
2024 $106,942,782,835 -

Oman and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Oman

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Oman Yemen
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 -
1971 $442 -
1972 $524 -
1973 $670 -
1974 $2,203 -
1975 $2,692 -
1976 $3,143 -
1977 $3,205 -
1978 $3,044 -
1979 $3,934 -
1980 $5,974 -
1981 $6,866 -
1982 $6,759 -
1983 $6,714 -
1984 $7,070 -
1985 $7,549 -
1986 $5,182 -
1987 $5,204 -
1988 $5,279 -
1989 $5,591 -
1990 $7,546 $910
1991 $6,977 $1,016
1992 $7,318 $1,198
1993 $7,039 $1,397
1994 $7,068 $1,735
1995 $7,414 $764
1996 $8,068 $375
1997 $8,235 $383
1998 $7,219 $343
1999 $7,915 $401
2000 $9,754 $493
2001 $9,612 $487
2002 $9,869 $513
2003 $10,464 $549
2004 $11,801 $628
2005 $14,435 $734
2006 $16,931 $810
2007 $18,793 $890
2008 $26,577 $1,072
2009 $20,656 $969
2010 $23,570 $1,155
2011 $25,188 $1,186
2012 $24,642 $1,245
2013 $23,458 $1,379
2014 $23,161 $1,430
2015 $18,808 $1,362
2016 $17,110 $975
2017 $17,820 $811
2018 $19,902 $634
2019 $19,180 -
2020 $16,785 -
2021 $19,403 -
2022 $23,224 -
2023 $20,972 -
2024 $20,248 -

Oman vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Oman

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Oman Yemen
1950 29.3 28.9
1951 29.8 29.3
1952 30.2 29.6
1953 30.7 30
1954 31.2 30.4
1955 31.8 30.8
1956 32.4 31.3
1957 33 31.8
1958 33.8 32.4
1959 34.6 32.9
1960 35.4 33.5
1961 36.4 34.1
1962 37.4 33.7
1963 38.5 33.4
1964 39.6 34.9
1965 40.8 35.6
1966 42 36.3
1967 43.2 37.1
1968 44.4 38
1969 45.6 39.6
1970 46.6 40.6
1971 47.9 41.8
1972 48.7 42.7
1973 50 43.6
1974 51.2 44.5
1975 52.5 45.5
1976 54.4 46.4
1977 55.5 47.4
1978 57 48.5
1979 58.3 49.5
1980 59.6 50.6
1981 60.8 51.7
1982 62 52.4
1983 63.2 53.6
1984 64.3 54.6
1985 65.3 55.4
1986 66.2 54
1987 67 56.8
1988 67.7 57.4
1989 68.4 58
1990 69 58.5
1991 69.6 58.8
1992 70.1 59.3
1993 70.6 59.7
1994 71.1 59.8
1995 71.6 60.5
1996 72 60.9
1997 72.5 61.3
1998 72.9 61.8
1999 73.3 62.3
2000 73.6 62.8
2001 74 63.3
2002 74.3 63.8
2003 74.5 64.4
2004 74.8 64.9
2005 75.1 65.4
2006 75.4 65.8
2007 75.6 66.2
2008 76.1 66.6
2009 76.6 66.9
2010 77.2 67.2
2011 77.7 67.4
2012 78.2 67.6
2013 78.6 68
2014 79 68
2015 79.3 66.8
2016 79.6 67.1
2017 79.7 67.1
2018 79.9 65.9
2019 79.9 66.6
2020 77.8 66.4
2021 76 66
2022 77.9 68
2023 80 69.3
2024 80.2 69.4
2025 80.5 69.6

Oman and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Oman

Yemen
Year Population
Oman Yemen
1960 530,485 5,532,301
1961 539,854 5,655,232
1962 549,941 5,782,221
1963 560,827 5,911,135
1964 572,577 6,048,006
1965 585,236 6,195,593
1966 598,804 6,351,494
1967 613,318 6,516,444
1968 628,798 6,690,524
1969 645,255 6,875,859
1970 662,680 7,065,279
1971 681,119 7,257,462
1972 700,593 7,460,068
1973 721,179 7,672,796
1974 746,988 7,896,783
1975 778,864 8,133,598
1976 814,701 8,384,113
1977 855,314 8,648,222
1978 900,304 8,926,586
1979 949,116 9,224,194
1980 1,001,248 9,543,358
1981 1,057,320 9,882,362
1982 1,117,678 10,241,006
1983 1,181,459 10,621,499
1984 1,247,716 11,025,597
1985 1,325,480 11,453,825
1986 1,413,419 11,901,040
1987 1,500,996 12,369,912
1988 1,588,568 12,859,708
1989 1,676,228 13,364,174
1990 1,763,954 13,887,862
1991 1,851,473 14,430,201
1992 1,938,238 14,989,494
1993 2,021,675 15,563,914
1994 2,081,834 16,149,147
1995 2,120,528 16,740,058
1996 2,156,926 17,313,177
1997 2,190,720 17,873,936
1998 2,222,489 18,446,013
1999 2,252,909 19,029,420
2000 2,282,131 19,624,141
2001 2,310,217 20,226,147
2002 2,337,140 20,835,086
2003 2,363,796 21,456,379
2004 2,404,821 22,095,167
2005 2,459,802 22,790,085
2006 2,514,795 23,543,083
2007 2,570,174 24,318,082
2008 2,626,529 25,111,941
2009 2,684,659 25,927,724
2010 2,757,446 26,754,387
2011 3,076,763 27,582,897
2012 3,547,106 28,433,647
2013 3,833,913 29,312,952
2014 4,002,439 30,226,309
2015 4,184,895 31,159,379
2016 4,390,877 32,109,010
2017 4,537,396 33,090,921
2018 4,597,877 34,085,182
2019 4,591,241 35,111,408
2020 4,522,497 36,134,863
2021 4,500,424 37,140,230
2022 4,730,226 38,222,876
2023 5,049,269 39,390,799
2024 5,281,538 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Oman and Yemen

Fertility rate
Oman

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Oman Yemen
1960 7.28 7.99
1961 7.29 8
1962 7.32 8.01
1963 7.33 8.03
1964 7.37 8.07
1965 7.39 8.1
1966 7.41 8.14
1967 7.44 8.17
1968 7.46 8.19
1969 7.49 8.22
1970 7.52 8.23
1971 7.56 8.26
1972 7.59 8.27
1973 7.63 8.29
1974 7.67 8.33
1975 7.71 8.37
1976 7.74 8.42
1977 7.78 8.47
1978 7.82 8.5
1979 7.85 8.67
1980 7.89 8.71
1981 7.9 8.75
1982 7.84 8.79
1983 7.75 8.83
1984 7.64 8.85
1985 7.51 8.86
1986 7.35 8.86
1987 7.18 8.83
1988 6.95 8.79
1989 6.72 8.71
1990 6.46 8.61
1991 6.2 8.46
1992 5.92 8.27
1993 5.64 8.05
1994 5.36 7.8
1995 5.07 7.53
1996 4.79 7
1997 4.52 6.82
1998 4.27 6.64
1999 4.06 6.49
2000 3.85 6.32
2001 3.66 6.14
2002 3.51 5.97
2003 3.37 5.84
2004 3.2 5.71
2005 3.03 5.56
2006 2.88 5.41
2007 2.76 5.26
2008 2.76 5.11
2009 2.83 5
2010 2.97 4.81
2011 2.96 4.63
2012 2.93 4.63
2013 2.95 4.62
2014 2.97 4.62
2015 2.97 4.62
2016 2.95 4.61
2017 2.92 4.61
2018 2.81 4.61
2019 2.7 4.6
2020 2.64 4.6
2021 2.59 4.6
2022 2.45 4.59
2023 2.53 4.59

Oman and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Oman

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Oman Yemen
1960 18.9 19.7
1961 18.8 19.6
1962 18.7 19.6
1963 18.6 19.5
1964 18.5 19.4
1965 18.4 19.3
1966 18.2 19.2
1967 18 19.1
1968 17.8 18.9
1969 17.5 18.7
1970 17.2 18.4
1971 16.9 18.1
1972 16.7 17.8
1973 16.4 17.6
1974 16.3 17.3
1975 16.2 17
1976 16.3 16.8
1977 16.3 16.6
1978 16.4 16.3
1979 16.4 16.1
1980 16.4 15.9
1981 16.5 15.7
1982 16.5 15.5
1983 16.5 15.3
1984 16.5 15.1
1985 16.6 15
1986 16.8 14.9
1987 17.1 14.8
1988 17.5 14.7
1989 17.9 14.6
1990 18.4 14.6
1991 18.8 14.6
1992 19.4 14.6
1993 19.9 14.6
1994 20.1 14.6
1995 20.1 14.7
1996 20.1 14.8
1997 20.2 14.9
1998 20.4 15
1999 20.6 15.2
2000 20.9 15.4
2001 21.3 15.6
2002 21.6 15.8
2003 22 16
2004 22.3 16.2
2005 22.7 16.4
2006 23.1 16.7
2007 23.5 16.9
2008 24 17.2
2009 24.6 17.4
2010 25.2 17.7
2011 26.5 17.9
2012 27.7 18.1
2013 28.2 18.3
2014 28.5 18.5
2015 28.8 18.7
2016 29.1 18.8
2017 29.4 18.9
2018 29.7 19
2019 29.9 19.1
2020 29.7 19.1
2021 29.7 19.1
2022 30 19.2
2023 30.3 19.2
2024 30.5 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Oman Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$102B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.2%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.3%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.4%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.24%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
46.5%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
54.2%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
65.4
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$39M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
869,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
1.87%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
69.5%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Oman Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.26
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
93.1 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
18.4 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.7%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.33%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-213.6%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
8,158 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.95%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Oman Yemen
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+154,219
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
68
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
55
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.14
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
99
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.3%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
22%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
95.3%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Oman Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$707
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$52.9
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.06
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
13
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.4%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.4%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Oman Yemen
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
22,626 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,682 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9.11 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025

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