Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Uzbekistan 15 times
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 3,949 m above Belgium’s
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 44% of Belgium
Belgium: 44.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 3.1 times as many people as Belgium
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 4.6 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Belgium are 8.2 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Belgium are 3.1 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Belgium is 15 years older than in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.0 more children on average than in Belgium
Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Belgium hosts 115,670 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Belgium: 15.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 8.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Belgium: 8.4 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Uzbekistan 2
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 4.9 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Belgium produces 5.5 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Belgium (Gini 5.9 points higher)
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · 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 0.1% in Belgium
Belgium: 0.1% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan and Belgium are practically level
Belgium: 2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Belgium’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Belgium: 23% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Uzbekistan’s
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belgium spends 31 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Belgium live 9.8 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 82.3 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 Belgium
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Belgium has 27% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Belgium has 11% more hospital beds per person than Uzbekistan
Belgium: 5.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Belgium is 94% higher than in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 15.1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 23% in Belgium
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Belgium rate their lives 0.64 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Belgium drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Belgium has 27% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 624 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 505 more hours a year than in Belgium
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belgium went to school 0.78 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Belgium welcomed 3.7 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Belgium has 8 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (16 against 8)
Belgium: 16 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Belgium has won 177 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Belgium: 177 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Belgium is 18% faster than in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 254 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Belgium and Uzbekistan are practically level
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 31% longer than Belgium’s
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Belgium fly 7.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Belgium, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Belgium: 22% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 90% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Belgium
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Belgium
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 91% deadlier than in Belgium
Belgium: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Belgium
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Belgium gets 4.2 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Belgium: 928 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 Belgium bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Belgium fits inside Uzbekistan 15 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 3.1 times as many people as Belgium (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Uzbekistan?
People in Belgium live 9.8 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Belgium or Uzbekistan?
Men in Belgium are 8.2 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).