Population
5.5M
Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,302
in 2031
Passport power
#105
48 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
10
Top: Muscat
Country overview
- Official name
- Sultanate of Oman
- Capital
- Muscat
- Continent
- Asia / Western Asia
- Area
- 309,500 km²
- Population
- 5.5M
- Density
- 15.6/km²
- Government
- Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .om
- Calling code
- +968
- Timezone
- UTC+04:00
Regions
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #105 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 48
- Total accessible
- 82
- Digital nomad visa
- Self-Employment and Remote Work Visa $4,000/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 1 Residency
Culture and society
- Languages
- Arabic (العربية)
- Religions
- Islam 95.0%, Hinduism 1.7%, Christianity 1.7%, Others 1.7%
- Currencies
- ر.ع. OMR — Omani rial
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.858
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $49,302
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 80.3 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 95.3%
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 3.3%
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.5%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 6.2/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 34.1 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 66th pct
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.1/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.61
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman Opens Real Estate Market to Foreign Buyers and Introduces Sponsor-Free Residence Permit for Property Owners | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 3 months ago |
| Oman Golden Residency Program Averaging 5,500 Applications Per Month Since Relaunch | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 3 months ago |