Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Yemen is 71% bigger than Oman.
Oman: 309,500 km² (2023) · Yemen: 527,970 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Oman’s coastline is 10% longer than Yemen’s.
Oman: 2,092 km (2026 edition) · Yemen: 1,906 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Yemen’s highest peak towers 662 m above Oman’s.
Oman: 3,004 m (2026 edition) · Yemen: 3,666 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Yemen has 7.6 times as many people as Oman.
Oman: 5.49 million (2025) · Yemen: 41.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Yemen is 4.5 times as densely populated as Oman.
Oman: 18 per km² (2025) · Yemen: 79 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Oman are 7.3 cm taller than in Yemen.
Oman: 171.7 cm (2019) · Yemen: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Oman are 3.7 cm taller than in Yemen.
Oman: 158.4 cm (2019) · Yemen: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Oman is 11 years older than in Yemen.
Oman: 29.3 years (2023) · Yemen: 18.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Yemen have 2.0 more children on average than in Oman.
Oman: 2.51 children per woman (2024) · Yemen: 4.5 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Oman and Yemen are practically level.
Oman: 2.7% (2025) · Yemen: 2.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Yemen has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Oman 0.0.
Oman: 0 (2025) · Yemen: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Oman and Yemen are practically level.
Oman: 1 (2026) · Yemen: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Oman’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Yemen’s.
Oman: $110 billion (2025) · Yemen: $21.6 billion (2018)
How much is produced per person?
Oman: Int$42,295 (2025) · Yemen: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Oman: no data · Yemen: 36.7 (2014)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 17% in Yemen, versus 3.3% in Oman.
Oman: 3.3% (2025) · Yemen: 17.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Oman spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Yemen 4.0%.
Oman: 5.6% (2024) · Yemen: 4% (2014)
How expensive is it?
Oman: 47% (2025) · Yemen: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Oman spends 15 times as much on health per person as Yemen.
Oman: $732 (2023) · Yemen: $48 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Oman live 11 years longer than in Yemen.
Oman: 80.2 years (2024) · Yemen: 69.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Yemen is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Oman.
Oman: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Yemen: 33.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Oman has 20 times as many doctors per person as Yemen.
Oman: 2 per 1,000 (2022) · Yemen: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Oman are obese, versus 12% in Yemen.
Oman: 29.4% (2024) · Yemen: 11.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Oman: 8.5% (2024) · Yemen: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Oman rate their lives 2.67 points higher than in Yemen.
Oman: 6.20 (2025) · Yemen: 3.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Oman drink 1,104 times as much alcohol as in Yemen.
Oman: 1.2 litres (2023) · Yemen: 0.0011 litres (2015)
How much meat is on the menu?
Oman has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Yemen.
Oman: 37.6 kg (2023) · Yemen: 13.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Oman has 1,171 kcal more food per person per day than Yemen.
Oman: 2,981 kcal (2023) · Yemen: 1,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Oman put in 884 more hours a year than in Yemen.
Oman: 2,266 hours (2023) · Yemen: 1,382 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Oman went to school 6.4 years longer than in Yemen.
Oman: 11.9 years (2023) · Yemen: 5.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Oman welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as Yemen (2019).
Oman: 0.5 (2024) · Yemen: 0.01 (2015)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in Oman are online, versus 17% in Yemen.
Oman: 95% (2024) · Yemen: 17% (2019)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Oman have electricity, versus 86% in Yemen.
Oman: 100% (2024) · Yemen: 86.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Oman live in cities, versus 37% in Yemen.
Oman: 79% (2025) · Yemen: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Oman has 121 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Yemen 51.
Oman: 121 (2024) · Yemen: 51 (2023)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Oman fly 107 times as many passengers per resident as those from Yemen.
Oman: 1.58 (2023) · Yemen: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 1.0% of Yemen, but only 0.0% of Oman.
Oman: 0% (2023) · Yemen: 1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Oman emits 63 times as much CO₂ as someone in Yemen.
Oman: 15.7 t (2024) · Yemen: 0.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
11% of Yemen’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.5% in Oman.
Oman: 4.5% (2025) · Yemen: 11.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Yemen carries 3% more fine dust than in Oman.
Oman: 34.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Yemen: 35 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Oman: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Yemen: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Yemen are 2.7 times as deadly as in Oman.
Oman: 11 per 100k (2021) · Yemen: 29.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Oman is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Yemen.
Oman: 28.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Yemen: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Yemen gets 2.8 times as much rain as Oman.
Oman: 54 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Yemen: 148 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Oman bigger than Yemen?
Yemen is larger. Yemen is 71% bigger than Oman.
Which has more people, Oman or Yemen?
Yemen has 7.6 times as many people as Oman (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Oman or Yemen?
People in Oman live 11 years longer than in Yemen. Life expectancy at birth is 80.2 years in Oman and 69.4 in Yemen.
Are people taller in Oman or Yemen?
Men in Oman are 7.3 cm taller than in Yemen (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
