Kuwait vs Oman

Kuwait and Oman compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Oman has about 1.1 times as many people as Kuwait: 5.5 million against 4.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Kuwait ($32,312) is 62% higher than in Oman ($19,947) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kuwait (2.7%) than in Oman (2.4%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kuwait (2.4%) than in Oman (1%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Oman (3.3%) than in Kuwait (2.2%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Kuwait can expect to live 4.4 years longer than one born in Oman: 84.6 years against 80.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Kuwait is older: half of its people are over 34.5 years, against 29.3 years in Oman in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Kuwait (100% in 2025) than in Oman (95.3% in 2024), a difference of 4.7 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Kuwait (23.7 tonnes) are 27% higher than in Oman (18.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Kuwait (0.4%) than in Oman (0%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2024.