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Oman vs Qatar: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Oman
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Leads on 48 of 118 metrics
Qatar
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Leads on 54 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Oman and Qatar: Oman leads on Oil Production (867,900) against Qatar (1.44); Oman leads on Oil Exports (592,300) against Qatar (1.04); Qatar leads on Major Urban Areas Population (798,000 people) against Oman (1.65 people). Across 118 compared metrics, Oman wins on 48 and Qatar wins on 54.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)95.25 %98.09 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)95.25 %99.65 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2024 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score42.29 points58.25 points★
Radios1.4256,000★
Televisions1.6230,000★
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country3.00B $★789.72M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars129.80B $274.10B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)27.32 %30.64 %★
Apple Import Volume33.39M tonnes★27.93M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2 %5 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.2 %★4.95 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index93.5★86.1
Electricity Consumption28.9237.24★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants00
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables01★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity8.178.8★
Electricity Production32.1639.78★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)296.59 USD per capita814.31 USD per capita★
Gross Fixed Investment25.528.2★
Gross National Saving16.150.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %1.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %★1.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)6 % of GDP★5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption21.9439.9★
Natural Gas Exports11.16126.5★
Natural Gas Imports1.98★0
Natural Gas Production31.23166.4★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves651.3★24.07
Oil Consumption142,000166,000★
Oil Exports592,300★1.04
Oil Imports27,970★4,108
Oil Production867,900★1.44
Oil Proved Reserves5.525.38★
Population Below Poverty LineNANA
Public Debt46.946.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.7 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption188,000277,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports33,700485,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports6,04112,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Production229,600273,800★
Remittances00.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources00
Robotics Research Funding0.29 USD0.68 USD★
Taxes and Other Revenues31.3★26.4
Top Exporting Countries69.48B USD161.69B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.2 %0.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate68.38 %★87.01 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.85M★6.27M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions84.07★127.78
Continental Shelfto be defined;not specific;
Population Distributionthe 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 populatedmost of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation33.1 sq km★15.54 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.3 Cubic meters per year★0.06 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.458★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.82 %7.24 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)107.67★0
Agricultural land14,750.24 sq. km★740 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,092 km★563 km
Irrigated Land1,162★130

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country66.99 %84.03 %★
Administrative Divisions11★8
Independence165★3
Suffrage Participation Rate21★18

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water91.1 %95.35 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)9.82★21.67
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1724.6★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,306.15 USD2,289.32 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km★1.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)13 %4 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)27 %★35.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,500<200 (2020 est.)
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People2 per 100,000 people2 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 511.22.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)47,000★22,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Currently married (Percent)52.82 %62.44 %★
Human Capital Index0.650.67★
Life expectancy at birth84.15 years★84.14 years
Median age of population29.95 years34.17 years★
Population Change255,617.6 persons★69,686 persons
Population density18.65 per sq. km★275.98 per sq. km
Total population5.71M persons★3.18M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.22★0.1
Birth Rate (%)20.65 %★9.19 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.7 %37.5 %★
Death Rate (%)3.17 %1.42 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.23M persons★590,690.4 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate2.7★2.12
Learning-adjusted years of school9.75 years★9.32 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.65 people798,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.16170.48★
Military Manpower at Military Age1418★
Military Service Age and Obligation18typically 18-30 for voluntary service for men and women; compulsory military service for men 18-35; compulsory service is from 4-12 months, depending on educational and professional circumstances (2025) note: the military incorporates about 2,000 conscrip
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization80.8 %93.46 %★
Physician Density1.99 people/sq km3.02 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.7 %★0.57 %
Population living in slums-0.34 %0 %★
Total deaths9,193.9 persons3,285.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)35.13 %42.25 %★
Total fertility rate2.46 per woman★1.75 per woman
Total net-migration172,137.8 persons★42,281.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.64 per live births6.98 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.941.3★
Airports37★8
Civil Air Travel19★3
Heliports20★12

Other

1 metric
Metric🇴🇲 Oman🇶🇦 QatarShare
Current Bank Rate4.5 %★4.1 %

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