France vs Oman: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing France and Oman: Oman leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (229,600) against France (1.31); Oman leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (188,000) against France (1.71); Oman leads on Oil Consumption (142,000) against France (1.86). Across 107 compared metrics, France wins on 60 and Oman wins on 38.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.65 %95.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score76.62 points42.29 points
Radios55.31.4
Televisions34.81.6
Waterways14,932none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.37B $3.00B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $129.80B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %2 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.29 %5.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76.893.5
Electricity Consumption450.828.92
Electricity Exports61.410
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants150
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels500
Electricity from Other Renewables190
Electricity Imports19.90
Electricity Installed Capacity130.88.17
Electricity Production529.132.16
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.53 USD per capita296.59 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment19.925.5
Gross National Saving22.916.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.7 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.8821.94
Natural Gas Exports6.0311.16
Natural Gas Imports48.591.98
Natural Gas Production16.9931.23
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.41651.3
Oil Consumption1.86142,000
Oil Exports487,200592,300
Oil Imports2.2227,970
Oil Production84,820867,900
Oil Proved Reserves91.635.5
Population Below Poverty Line13.6 peopleNA
Public Debt98.546.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD1.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.71188,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports440,60033,700
Refined Petroleum Products Imports886,8006,041
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.31229,600
Remittances1.20
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030
Taxes and Other Revenues24.6231.3
Unemployment Rate7.4 %3.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-6.11M2.85M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions303.7884.07
Population Distributionmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant secondthe vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country120 Cubic meters per year1.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2111.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.22 %0.82 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)135.5107.67
Agricultural land281,003.2 sq. km14,750.24 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,853 km2,092 km
Dam capacity per capita148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant18.85 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land14,2361,162

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country82.08 %66.99 %
Administrative Divisions1811
Independenceno official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French165
Suffrage Participation Rate1821

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.59.82
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.517
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.3 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density6 people/sq km1.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %13 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.6 %27 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS190,0002,500
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)304,00047,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Currently married (Percent)52.51 %52.82 %
Human Capital Index0.760.65
Life expectancy at birth86.69 years84.15 years
Median age of population42.51 years29.95 years
Population Change62,507.4 persons255,617.6 persons
Population density121.19 per sq. km18.65 per sq. km
Total population66.75M persons5.71M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.80.22
Birth Rate (%)10.88 %20.65 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA29.7 %
Death Rate (%)9.91 %3.17 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age13.97M persons1.23M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate31.732.7
Learning-adjusted years of school11.25 years9.75 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.21 people1.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1814
Military Service Age and Obligationgenerally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.53 %80.8 %
Physician Density3.28 people/sq km1.99 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.2 %1.7 %
Population living in slums0 %-0.34 %
Total deaths607,731.9 persons9,193.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %35.13 %
Total fertility rate1.56 per woman2.46 per woman
Total net-migration66,501.8 persons172,137.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.49 per live births9.64 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇴🇲 OmanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.94
Airports1,21837
Civil Air Travel19519
Heliports40520

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