Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Uzbekistan 3 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 59% of Uzbekistan
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
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: 1,350 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 refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 49,691 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
5.9% of people in Bangladesh live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.3% in Uzbekistan
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (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 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.8%
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uzbekistan’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, Bangladesh’s 7.6%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 5.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uzbekistan is 73% higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
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: 0.002 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 5 more World Heritage sites than Bangladesh (8 against 3)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 2.5 times as fast as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
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 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
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 2.7 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
