The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Arab Emirates fits inside Oman 3.1 times.
Oman: 309,500 km² (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 98,648 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Oman’s coastline is 59% longer than the United Arab Emirates’.
Oman: 2,092 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Oman’s highest peak towers 1,099 m above the United Arab Emirates’.
Oman: 3,004 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Arab Emirates has 2.1 times as many people as Oman.
Oman: 5.49 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Arab Emirates is 9.1 times as densely populated as Oman.
Oman: 18 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Arab Emirates are 2.4 cm taller than in Oman.
Oman: 171.7 cm (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 174.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Arab Emirates are 2.1 cm taller than in Oman.
Oman: 158.4 cm (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 160.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Arab Emirates is 2 years older than in Oman.
Oman: 29.3 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Oman have 1.3 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates.
Oman: 2.51 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
2.7% of people in Oman are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.
Oman: 2.7% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Oman and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.
Oman: 0 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Oman and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.
Oman: 1 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Arab Emirates’ economy is 5 times the size of Oman’s.
Oman: $110 billion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
The United Arab Emirates produces 88% more per person than Oman.
Oman: Int$42,295 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)
How evenly is income shared?
Oman: no data · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Oman, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates.
Oman: 3.3% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Arab Emirates and Oman are practically level.
Oman: 5.6% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)
How expensive is it?
The United Arab Emirates’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Oman’s.
Oman: 47% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Arab Emirates spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Oman.
Oman: $732 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 2.8 years longer than in Oman.
Oman: 80.2 years (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 83.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Oman is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Arab Emirates.
Oman: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Arab Emirates has 50% more doctors per person than Oman.
Oman: 2 per 1,000 (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 29% in Oman.
Oman: 29.4% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
9.0% of adults in the United Arab Emirates smoke, versus 8.5% in Oman.
Oman: 8.5% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Arab Emirates rate their lives 0.62 points higher than in Oman.
Oman: 6.20 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Oman drink 84% more alcohol than in the United Arab Emirates.
Oman: 1.2 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Arab Emirates has 80% more meat per person than Oman.
Oman: 37.6 kg (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Arab Emirates has 144 kcal more food per person per day than Oman.
Oman: 2,981 kcal (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 248 more hours a year than in Oman.
Oman: 2,266 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Arab Emirates went to school 1.1 years longer than in Oman.
Oman: 11.9 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Arab Emirates welcomed 4.5 times as many tourists per resident as Oman (2019).
Oman: 0.5 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 95% in Oman.
Oman: 95% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Oman and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.
Oman: 100% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in the United Arab Emirates live in cities, versus 79% in Oman.
Oman: 79% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Oman 121.
Oman: 121 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Oman: no data · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Oman.
Oman: 1.58 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 4.5% of the United Arab Emirates, but only 0.0% of Oman.
Oman: 0% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 29% more CO₂ than someone in Oman.
Oman: 15.7 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
8.8% of the United Arab Emirates’ electricity is renewable, versus 4.5% in Oman.
Oman: 4.5% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 63% more fine dust than in Oman.
Oman: 34.1 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5 times as likely to be murdered in the United Arab Emirates as in Oman.
Oman: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Oman are 86% deadlier than in the United Arab Emirates.
Oman: 11 per 100k (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Arab Emirates is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Oman.
Oman: 28.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Oman gets 14% more rain than the United Arab Emirates.
Oman: 54 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Oman bigger than the United Arab Emirates?
Oman is larger. The United Arab Emirates fits inside Oman 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Oman or the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates has 2.1 times as many people as Oman (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Oman or the United Arab Emirates?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 2.8 years longer than in Oman. Life expectancy at birth is 80.2 years in Oman and 83.1 in the United Arab Emirates.
Are people taller in Oman or the United Arab Emirates?
Men in the United Arab Emirates are 2.4 cm taller than in Oman (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
