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Oman vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Oman has a population of 5.28M (ranked 124/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Oman's land area is 119,499 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 68th vs. 37th).

By GDP, Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Oman Zambia
Population
5636678
22402291
Population rank 120/197 62/197
GDP
$107B
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 70/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$20,248
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 57/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,664
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$38B
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.4%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,191
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 68/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,368
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
119,499 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.53
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Oman and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Oman and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Oman

Zambia
Year GDP
Oman Zambia
1960 $44,234,656 $698,739,721
1961 $45,634,487 $682,359,727
1962 $56,273,202 $679,279,729
1963 $59,912,763 $704,339,719
1964 $61,872,526 $822,639,671
1965 $63,279,975 $1,061,199,576
1966 $67,759,973 $1,238,999,505
1967 $107,151,832 $1,340,639,464
1968 $188,879,849 $1,573,739,371
1969 $239,999,808 $1,926,399,230
1970 $256,319,795 $1,788,779,285
1971 $301,010,587 $1,653,259,341
1972 $366,883,548 $1,872,416,680
1973 $483,066,991 $2,434,255,237
1974 $1,645,917,776 $2,910,981,262
1975 $2,096,699,189 $2,442,672,141
1976 $2,560,220,035 $2,742,859,263
1977 $2,741,169,948 $2,515,296,940
1978 $2,740,301,390 $2,811,032,473
1979 $3,733,352,635 $3,353,445,378
1980 $5,981,760,278 $3,884,530,854
1981 $7,259,120,151 $4,008,126,497
1982 $7,554,719,456 $3,871,117,093
1983 $7,932,541,691 $3,321,048,451
1984 $8,821,443,151 $2,719,518,933
1985 $10,005,645,420 $2,252,454,500
1986 $7,324,167,369 $1,664,413,508
1987 $7,811,183,095 $2,265,250,972
1988 $8,386,215,865 $3,728,878,149
1989 $9,372,171,651 $3,994,673,161
1990 $13,310,273,082 $3,288,381,797
1991 $12,918,335,501 $3,376,806,697
1992 $14,183,615,085 $3,182,810,841
1993 $14,230,429,129 $3,273,505,344
1994 $14,715,214,564 $3,656,806,166
1995 $15,722,236,671 $3,806,983,413
1996 $17,402,080,624 $3,597,220,962
1997 $18,039,791,938 $4,303,288,480
1998 $16,044,213,264 $3,537,741,942
1999 $17,832,769,831 $3,404,284,891
2000 $22,259,557,867 $3,600,632,111
2001 $22,205,721,717 $4,094,441,301
2002 $23,065,539,662 $4,193,850,445
2003 $24,733,680,104 $4,901,869,764
2004 $28,378,933,680 $6,221,110,219
2005 $35,506,892,068 $8,331,870,169
2006 $42,577,633,290 $12,756,858,899
2007 $48,300,390,117 $14,056,957,976
2008 $69,804,681,404 $17,910,858,638
2009 $55,454,096,229 $15,328,342,304
2010 $64,993,498,049 $20,265,559,484
2011 $77,497,529,259 $23,459,515,276
2012 $87,408,842,653 $25,503,060,420
2013 $89,936,020,806 $28,037,239,463
2014 $92,699,089,727 $27,141,023,558
2015 $78,710,793,238 $21,251,216,799
2016 $75,128,738,622 $20,958,412,538
2017 $80,856,697,009 $25,873,601,261
2018 $91,505,851,756 $26,311,507,274
2019 $88,060,858,257 $23,308,667,781
2020 $75,909,492,848 $18,137,764,931
2021 $87,323,797,139 $22,096,416,932
2022 $109,852,795,839 $29,163,782,140
2023 $105,895,708,713 $27,577,956,471
2024 $106,942,782,835 $26,325,775,287

Oman and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Oman

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Oman Zambia
1960 $83.4 $221.6
1961 $84.5 $209.7
1962 $102.3 $202.3
1963 $106.8 $203.2
1964 $108.1 $230
1965 $108.1 $287.4
1966 $113.2 $325
1967 $174.7 $341
1968 $300 $387
1969 $372 $459
1970 $387 $414
1971 $442 $372
1972 $524 $410
1973 $670 $518
1974 $2,203 $601
1975 $2,692 $490
1976 $3,143 $533
1977 $3,205 $474
1978 $3,044 $514
1979 $3,934 $595
1980 $5,974 $669
1981 $6,866 $670
1982 $6,759 $627
1983 $6,714 $520
1984 $7,070 $413
1985 $7,549 $332
1986 $5,182 $238.2
1987 $5,204 $315
1988 $5,279 $504
1989 $5,591 $526
1990 $7,546 $422
1991 $6,977 $423
1992 $7,318 $389
1993 $7,039 $391
1994 $7,068 $426
1995 $7,414 $433
1996 $8,068 $400
1997 $8,235 $466
1998 $7,219 $373
1999 $7,915 $350
2000 $9,754 $359
2001 $9,612 $397
2002 $9,869 $394
2003 $10,464 $446
2004 $11,801 $549
2005 $14,435 $711
2006 $16,931 $1,052
2007 $18,793 $1,119
2008 $26,577 $1,376
2009 $20,656 $1,136
2010 $23,570 $1,451
2011 $25,188 $1,625
2012 $24,642 $1,710
2013 $23,458 $1,821
2014 $23,161 $1,707
2015 $18,808 $1,296
2016 $17,110 $1,239
2017 $17,820 $1,483
2018 $19,902 $1,464
2019 $19,180 $1,259
2020 $16,785 $952
2021 $19,403 $1,127
2022 $23,224 $1,447
2023 $20,972 $1,331
2024 $20,248 $1,235

Oman vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Oman

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Oman Zambia
1950 29.3 46.8
1951 29.8 47.2
1952 30.2 47.6
1953 30.7 48
1954 31.2 48.4
1955 31.8 48.8
1956 32.4 49.1
1957 33 49.5
1958 33.8 49.9
1959 34.6 50.3
1960 35.4 50.6
1961 36.4 51
1962 37.4 51.3
1963 38.5 51.6
1964 39.6 51.2
1965 40.8 52.1
1966 42 52.3
1967 43.2 52.5
1968 44.4 52.7
1969 45.6 53
1970 46.6 53.4
1971 47.9 53.9
1972 48.7 54.4
1973 50 54.9
1974 51.2 55.4
1975 52.5 55.7
1976 54.4 56.1
1977 55.5 56.3
1978 57 56.3
1979 58.3 56
1980 59.6 55.5
1981 60.8 55
1982 62 54.4
1983 63.2 53.7
1984 64.3 52.9
1985 65.3 52
1986 66.2 51.1
1987 67 50.4
1988 67.7 49.7
1989 68.4 48.9
1990 69 48.2
1991 69.6 47.4
1992 70.1 47
1993 70.6 46.7
1994 71.1 46.3
1995 71.6 46.1
1996 72 45.8
1997 72.5 45.7
1998 72.9 45.7
1999 73.3 45.9
2000 73.6 46.6
2001 74 47.4
2002 74.3 48.5
2003 74.5 49.6
2004 74.8 50.5
2005 75.1 51.6
2006 75.4 52.7
2007 75.6 53.7
2008 76.1 54.8
2009 76.6 55.9
2010 77.2 56.9
2011 77.7 57.8
2012 78.2 58.7
2013 78.6 59.4
2014 79 60.1
2015 79.3 60.7
2016 79.6 61.1
2017 79.7 61.6
2018 79.9 62.1
2019 79.9 62.9
2020 77.8 63.4
2021 76 62.4
2022 77.9 65.3
2023 80 66.3
2024 80.2 66.5
2025 80.5 66.7

Oman and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Oman

Zambia
Year Population
Oman Zambia
1960 530,485 3,153,729
1961 539,854 3,254,086
1962 549,941 3,358,099
1963 560,827 3,465,907
1964 572,577 3,577,017
1965 585,236 3,692,086
1966 598,804 3,812,003
1967 613,318 3,936,343
1968 628,798 4,065,593
1969 645,255 4,197,116
1970 662,680 4,321,718
1971 681,119 4,442,525
1972 700,593 4,569,309
1973 721,179 4,702,693
1974 746,988 4,842,746
1975 778,864 4,990,086
1976 814,701 5,143,842
1977 855,314 5,302,480
1978 900,304 5,465,374
1979 949,116 5,631,728
1980 1,001,248 5,802,833
1981 1,057,320 5,983,289
1982 1,117,678 6,178,637
1983 1,181,459 6,381,038
1984 1,247,716 6,580,490
1985 1,325,480 6,780,953
1986 1,413,419 6,986,471
1987 1,500,996 7,191,282
1988 1,588,568 7,391,440
1989 1,676,228 7,589,216
1990 1,763,954 7,786,169
1991 1,851,473 7,981,650
1992 1,938,238 8,176,680
1993 2,021,675 8,373,921
1994 2,081,834 8,576,269
1995 2,120,528 8,785,763
1996 2,156,926 9,004,053
1997 2,190,720 9,237,063
1998 2,222,489 9,482,408
1999 2,252,909 9,740,005
2000 2,282,131 10,017,631
2001 2,310,217 10,325,185
2002 2,337,140 10,647,949
2003 2,363,796 10,983,595
2004 2,404,821 11,338,198
2005 2,459,802 11,718,819
2006 2,514,795 12,129,553
2007 2,570,174 12,565,085
2008 2,626,529 13,021,324
2009 2,684,659 13,490,389
2010 2,757,446 13,965,594
2011 3,076,763 14,437,796
2012 3,547,106 14,913,629
2013 3,833,913 15,398,997
2014 4,002,439 15,895,315
2015 4,184,895 16,399,089
2016 4,390,877 16,914,423
2017 4,537,396 17,441,320
2018 4,597,877 17,973,569
2019 4,591,241 18,513,839
2020 4,522,497 19,059,395
2021 4,500,424 19,603,607
2022 4,730,226 20,152,938
2023 5,049,269 20,723,965
2024 5,281,538 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Oman and Zambia

Fertility rate
Oman

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Oman Zambia
1960 7.28 6.95
1961 7.29 6.98
1962 7.32 7.01
1963 7.33 7.06
1964 7.37 7.09
1965 7.39 7.12
1966 7.41 7.14
1967 7.44 7.15
1968 7.46 7.18
1969 7.49 7.18
1970 7.52 7.22
1971 7.56 7.26
1972 7.59 7.3
1973 7.63 7.34
1974 7.67 7.36
1975 7.71 7.42
1976 7.74 7.39
1977 7.78 7.35
1978 7.82 7.29
1979 7.85 7.22
1980 7.89 7.14
1981 7.9 7.07
1982 7.84 7.04
1983 7.75 7.01
1984 7.64 6.97
1985 7.51 6.93
1986 7.35 6.87
1987 7.18 6.8
1988 6.95 6.7
1989 6.72 6.64
1990 6.46 6.57
1991 6.2 6.46
1992 5.92 6.35
1993 5.64 6.3
1994 5.36 6.26
1995 5.07 6.23
1996 4.79 6.18
1997 4.52 6.12
1998 4.27 6.07
1999 4.06 6
2000 3.85 5.92
2001 3.66 5.85
2002 3.51 5.77
2003 3.37 5.71
2004 3.2 5.7
2005 3.03 5.7
2006 2.88 5.68
2007 2.76 5.61
2008 2.76 5.53
2009 2.83 5.45
2010 2.97 5.36
2011 2.96 5.26
2012 2.93 5.14
2013 2.95 5.01
2014 2.97 4.89
2015 2.97 4.78
2016 2.95 4.67
2017 2.92 4.57
2018 2.81 4.49
2019 2.7 4.42
2020 2.64 4.32
2021 2.59 4.25
2022 2.45 4.18
2023 2.53 4.1

Oman and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Oman

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Oman Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$102B
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.2%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.3%
2022
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.4%
2023
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.24%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2022
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.5%
2024
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
54.2%
2024
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.5%
2022
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
110
2022
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$22.3B
2022
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$18.3B
2024
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$39M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
869,000
2020
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.87%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
69.5%
2024
72.7%
2024

Energy

Oman Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2022
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.26
2022
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
93.1 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
18.4 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.7%
2022
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.33%
2022
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-213.6%
2022
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
8,158 kWh
2022
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.95%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Oman Zambia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
+154,219
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
68
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
55
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.14
2023
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.6
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
99
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.3%
2022
82%
2023
English speaking
22%
2025
16%
2023
People using the Internet
95.3%
2024
33%
2023

Health

Oman Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$707
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$52.9
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.06
2022
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
13
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
32.4%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.4%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Oman Zambia
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
22,626 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,682 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9.11 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
42,049 mi
2018

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