World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Oman 2.8 times.
Oman: 309,500 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Oman’s coastline is 4.8 times as long as the median country’s.
Oman: 2,092 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Oman’s highest peak towers 669 m above the median country’s.
Oman: 3,004 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 35% more people than Oman.
Oman: 5.49 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 5.5 times as densely populated as Oman.
Oman: 18 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 1.8 cm taller than in Oman.
Oman: 171.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 2.1 cm taller than in Oman.
Oman: 158.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 1.9 years older than in Oman.
Oman: 29.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Oman have 0.6 more children on average than in the median country.
Oman: 2.51 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Oman.
Oman: 2.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Oman and the median country are practically level.
Oman: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Oman and the median country are practically level.
Oman: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Oman’s economy is 2.4 times the size of the median country’s.
Oman: $110 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Oman produces 2 times as much per person as the median country.
Oman: Int$42,295 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Oman: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.3% in Oman.
Oman: 3.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Oman spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Oman: 5.6% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Oman’s price level (US = 100) is 1× the median country’s.
Oman: 47% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Oman spends 56% more on health per person than the median country.
Oman: $732 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Oman live 5.6 years longer than in the median country.
Oman: 80.2 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Oman.
Oman: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Oman has 19% more doctors per person than the median country.
Oman: 2 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Oman are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Oman: 29.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 8.5% in Oman.
Oman: 8.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Oman rate their lives 0.36 points higher than in the median country.
Oman: 6.20 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Oman.
Oman: 1.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 50% more meat per person than Oman.
Oman: 37.6 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Oman has 44 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Oman: 2,981 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Oman put in 292 more hours a year than in the median country.
Oman: 2,266 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Oman went to school 2 years longer than in the median country.
Oman: 11.9 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Oman welcomed 46% more tourists per resident than the median country (2019).
Oman: 0.5 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in Oman are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Oman: 95% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Oman and the median country are practically level.
Oman: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Oman live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Oman: 79% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Oman has 121 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Oman: 121 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Oman: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Oman fly 6.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Oman: 1.58 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 0.0% of Oman.
Oman: 0% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Oman emits 5.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Oman: 15.7 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.5% in Oman.
Oman: 4.5% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Oman carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Oman: 34.1 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 16 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Oman.
Oman: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 12% deadlier than in Oman.
Oman: 11 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Oman is on average 5.3 °C warmer than the median country.
Oman: 28.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 19 times as much rain as Oman.
Oman: 54 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Oman bigger than the median country?
Oman is larger. The median country fits inside Oman 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Oman or the median country?
The median country has 35% more people than Oman (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Oman or the median country?
People in Oman live 5.6 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 80.2 years in Oman and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Oman or the median country?
Men in the median country are 1.8 cm taller than in Oman (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
