Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Australia 17 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 2,415 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 34% more people than Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 23 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 7.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 4.4 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 11 years older than in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.0 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Australia 1.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 12 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 5.3 times as much per person as Uzbekistan.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Uzbekistan (Gini 1.1 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 4.1% in Australia.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Uzbekistan’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 36 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 11 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 46% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 31% in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 0.63 points higher than in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Uzbekistan.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 265 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 487 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 0.96 year longer than in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 6.9 times as long as Uzbekistan’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 5.6 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 64% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 2.1 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 8.1 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Australia gets 2 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Uzbekistan?
Australia is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Australia 17 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 34% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Uzbekistan?
People in Australia live 11 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Australia or Uzbekistan?
Men in Australia are 7.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
