Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Maldives fits inside Oman 1,032 times
Maldives: 300 km² (2024) · Oman: 309,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Oman’s coastline is 3.2 times as long as the Maldives’
Maldives: 644 km (2026 edition) · Oman: 2,092 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Oman’s highest peak towers 2,999 m above the Maldives’
Maldives: 5 m (2026 edition) · Oman: 3,004 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of the Maldives, versus 4.8% of Oman
Maldives: 19.8% (2024) · Oman: 4.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Oman has 10 times as many people as the Maldives
Maldives: 529,676 (2025) · Oman: 5.49 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Maldives is 100 times as densely populated as Oman
Maldives: 1,777 per km² (2025) · Oman: 18 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Oman are 3.8 cm taller than in the Maldives
Maldives: 167.9 cm (2019) · Oman: 171.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Oman are 4.2 cm taller than in the Maldives
Maldives: 154.3 cm (2019) · Oman: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Maldives is 1.9 years older than in Oman
Maldives: 31.1 years (2023) · Oman: 29.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Oman have 0.9 more children on average than in the Maldives
Maldives: 1.56 children per woman (2024) · Oman: 2.51 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.0% of people in the Maldives are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Oman
Maldives: 5% (2025) · Oman: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Maldives: no data · Oman: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Maldives: no data · Oman: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Maldives and Oman are practically level
Maldives: 1 (2026) · Oman: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Oman’s economy is 14 times the size of the Maldives’
Maldives: $7.74 billion (2025) · Oman: $110 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Oman produces 48% more per person than the Maldives
Maldives: Int$28,555 (2025) · Oman: Int$42,295 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Maldives: 29.3 (2019) · Oman: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Maldives: 0% (2019) · Oman: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.5% in the Maldives, versus 3.3% in Oman
Maldives: 4.5% (2025) · Oman: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Maldives: no data · Oman: 5.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Maldives: 19.5% (2021) · Oman: no data
How expensive is it?
The Maldives’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Oman’s
Maldives: 51% (2025) · Oman: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Maldives spends 58% more on health per person than Oman
Maldives: $1,159 (2023) · Oman: $732 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Maldives live 1 year longer than in Oman
Maldives: 81.3 years (2024) · Oman: 80.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Oman is 77% more likely to die before turning one than in the Maldives
Maldives: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Oman: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Maldives has 12% more doctors per person than Oman
Maldives: 2.2 per 1,000 (2019) · Oman: 2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The Maldives has 4.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Oman
Maldives: 4.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Oman: 1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Maldives is 3 times that in Oman
Maldives: 3.3 per 100k (2023) · Oman: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Oman are obese, versus 18% in the Maldives
Maldives: 18.1% (2024) · Oman: 29.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
26% of adults in the Maldives smoke, versus 8.5% in Oman
Maldives: 25.5% (2024) · Oman: 8.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Oman rate their lives 1.00 points higher than in the Maldives
Maldives: 5.20 (2020) · Oman: 6.20 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Maldives drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Oman
Maldives: 2.5 litres (2023) · Oman: 1.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Oman has 27% more meat per person than the Maldives
Maldives: 29.6 kg (2023) · Oman: 37.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Oman has 310 kcal more food per person per day than the Maldives
Maldives: 2,671 kcal (2023) · Oman: 2,981 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Maldives: no data · Oman: 2,266 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Oman went to school 4.5 years longer than in the Maldives
Maldives: 7.4 years (2023) · Oman: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Maldives welcomed 6.3 times as many tourists per resident as Oman (2019)
Maldives: 3.2 (2022) · Oman: 0.5 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Oman has 5 more World Heritage sites than the Maldives (5 against 0)
Maldives: 0 (2026) · Oman: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Maldives and Oman are practically level
Maldives: 0 (2026 edition) · Oman: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in Oman are online, versus 85% in the Maldives
Maldives: 85% (2024) · Oman: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Oman is 4.2 times as fast as in the Maldives
Maldives: 45 Mbps (2026) · Oman: 190 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The Maldives and Oman are practically level
Maldives: 100% (2024) · Oman: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Oman live in cities, versus 43% in the Maldives
Maldives: 43% (2025) · Oman: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Maldives has 148 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Oman 121
Maldives: 148 (2024) · Oman: 121 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Maldives fly 69% more passengers per resident than those from Oman
Maldives: 2.67 (2023) · Oman: 1.58 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of the Maldives, but only 0.0% of Oman
Maldives: 12.5% (2024) · Oman: 0% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Oman emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Maldives
Maldives: 4.4 t (2024) · Oman: 15.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
7.1% of the Maldives’ electricity is renewable, versus 4.5% in Oman
Maldives: 7.1% (2024) · Oman: 4.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Oman carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in the Maldives
Maldives: 10.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Oman: 34.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in the Maldives as in Oman
Maldives: 0.6 per 100k (2019) · Oman: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Oman are 7.3 times as deadly as in the Maldives
Maldives: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Oman: 8.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Maldives: no data · Oman: 28.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Maldives: no data · Oman: 54 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Maldives bigger than Oman?
Oman is larger. The Maldives fits inside Oman 1,032 times.
Which has more people, the Maldives or Oman?
Oman has 10 times as many people as the Maldives (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Maldives or Oman?
People in the Maldives live 1 year longer than in Oman. Life expectancy at birth is 81.3 years in the Maldives and 80.2 in Oman.
Are people taller in the Maldives or Oman?
Men in Oman are 3.8 cm taller than in the Maldives (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
