Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Australia 17 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 47% of Australia
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
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 24 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 refugees does it host?
Australia hosts 8,967 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Australia: 3.6 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
2.3% of people in Uzbekistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.9% in Australia
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (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 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 28% more hospital beds per person than Australia
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 62% higher than in Uzbekistan
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia has 13 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (21 against 8)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 21% faster than in Uzbekistan
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
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 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
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 73% deadlier than in Australia
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).