Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Uzbekistan 5.4 times.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 845 m above Austria’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 4 times as many people as Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 33% more densely populated than Uzbekistan.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 7.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 6.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 16 years older than in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.2 more children on average than in Austria.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Austria 1.
Austria: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 5.6 times as much per person as Uzbekistan.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Austria (Gini 1.5 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.
Austria: 1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Uzbekistan’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 35 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 9.5 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 2 times as many doctors per person as Uzbekistan.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 18% in Austria.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 5.5 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 56% more meat per person than Uzbekistan.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 459 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 660 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 0.45 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 92% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 70% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
Austria: 124 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 5% longer than Uzbekistan’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 38 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
Austria: 5 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 61% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Austria.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 60% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Austria.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 2 times as deadly as in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 6.5 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 5.7 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Austria fits inside Uzbekistan 5.4 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 4 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Uzbekistan?
People in Austria live 9.5 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Austria or Uzbekistan?
Men in Austria are 7.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
