Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Uzbekistan 3 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 3,583 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 4.7 times as many people as Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 16 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 5.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 7.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 1.6 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.3 more children on average than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 34% more per person than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Bangladesh (Gini 1.8 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Uzbekistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 2.4 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 91% more likely to die before turning one than in Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 1.96 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uzbekistan drink 719 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 11 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 710 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 285 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 5.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 112 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 64% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 3.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 67% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 11.4 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 9.5 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Uzbekistan 3 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Uzbekistan?
Bangladesh has 4.7 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Uzbekistan?
People in Bangladesh live 2.4 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Uzbekistan?
Men in Uzbekistan are 5.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
