Oman vs Seychelles

Oman
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Capital: Muscat
Population
5.3M
GDP
$107.1B
Seychelles
Sub-Saharan Africa
High income
Capital: Victoria
Population
121.4K
GDP
$2.2B

POP 43.5x GDP 48.1x LE 4.0 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Oman vs Seychelles

Forest Area100%Net Migration98.9%Intentional Homicides98.3%Foreign Direct Investment98.2%GDP (Current USD)97.9%Population97.7%Renewable Energy Consump…94.7%Population Density93.7%
WIDE pair: the board is the Forest Area gap first (Oman HIC vs Seychelles HIC).

Demographics: Population (Oman, 98% spread)

Indicator Oman Seychelles Year
Population 5.3M 121.4K 2024
Population Density 16.3 260.4 2023
Population Ages 65+ 2.6% 8.5% 2024
Urban Population 79.4% 45.3% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Oman and Seychelles profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Oman, 98% spread)

Indicator Oman Seychelles Year
Foreign Direct Investment $12.5B $226.1M 2024
GDP (Current USD) $107.1B $2.2B 2024
GDP Growth Rate 1.6% 3.3% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 114.9% 175.9% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Oman and Seychelles profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Seychelles, 70% spread)

Indicator Oman Seychelles Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2.0 6.6 2022
Maternal Mortality Ratio 13 42 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 8.3 12.9 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 11.4% 7.9% 2017

3 closer health rows sit on the Oman and Seychelles profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Oman, 66% spread)

Indicator Oman Seychelles Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 42.2% 14.5% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 95.1% 70.8% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Oman and Seychelles profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Seychelles, 100% spread)

Indicator Oman Seychelles Year
Forest Area 0.0% 73.3% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 0.1% 1.9% 2021
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 18.7 7.2 2024

2 closer environment rows sit on the Oman and Seychelles profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Oman, 29% spread)

Indicator Oman Seychelles Year
Access to Clean Water 91.1% 64.7% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Oman and Seychelles profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Oman, 99% spread)

Indicator Oman Seychelles Year
Net Migration 154.2K 1.7K 2024
Intentional Homicides 0.1 8.0 2023

4 closer social rows sit on the Oman and Seychelles profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Oman vs Seychelles comparison

Oman (HIC, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) vs Seychelles (HIC, Sub-Saharan Africa) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 43.5x larger (5.3M vs 121.4K) and total GDP is 48.1x larger ($107.1B vs $2.2B). The gap board leads on Forest Area (~100% relative spread) across 41 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Oman vs Seychelles figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · WIDE scale band.