Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Canada 35 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 1,316 m above Uzbekistan’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 12% more people than Uzbekistan
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 18 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 7.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 4.4 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 13 years older than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.2 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 74,020 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada and Uzbekistan are practically level
Canada: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 16 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 4.9 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Canada (Gini 1.2 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · 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 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Uzbekistan’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 33 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 9.6 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada and Uzbekistan are nearly identical here
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 93% more hospital beds per person than Canada
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 8% higher than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 27% in Canada
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.46 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 2 times as much meat per person as Uzbekistan
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 293 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 368 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 2 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 14 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (22 against 8)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Canada: 94% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 66% faster than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Uzbekistan are practically level
Canada: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Canada: 83% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 10 times as long as Uzbekistan’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Canada: 42% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 42% more likely to be murdered in Canada than in Uzbekistan
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 71% deadlier than in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 17.3 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Canada gets 3.1 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than Uzbekistan?
Canada is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Canada 35 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Uzbekistan?
Canada has 12% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Uzbekistan?
People in Canada live 9.6 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Canada or Uzbekistan?
Men in Canada are 7.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
