Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Egypt 2.2 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 2,014 m above Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 3.2 times as many people as Uzbekistan
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 41% more densely populated than Uzbekistan
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 3.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Egypt and Uzbekistan are practically level
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 2.9 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 0.8 more children on average than in Egypt
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 13,776 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Egypt 1
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 49% more per person than Uzbekistan
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Egypt (Gini 4.2 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · 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 1.4% in Egypt
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Uzbekistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 36% more on health per person than Egypt
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uzbekistan live 0.72 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Uzbekistan
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 4.2 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 4.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uzbekistan is 9.8 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 31% in Uzbekistan
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 2.42 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uzbekistan drink 20 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 71% more meat per person than Egypt
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 203 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 270 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 1.8 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 1 more World Heritage site than Egypt (8 against 7)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 2.7 times as fast as in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Uzbekistan are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 9% longer than Uzbekistan’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 8% more passengers per resident than those from Uzbekistan
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 8.8% of Uzbekistan, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 73% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 38% more fine dust than in Uzbekistan
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Egypt
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 5% deadlier than in Egypt
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 9.2 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uzbekistan gets 18 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 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 Egypt bigger than Uzbekistan?
Egypt is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Egypt 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Uzbekistan?
Egypt has 3.2 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Uzbekistan?
People in Uzbekistan live 0.72 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Egypt or Uzbekistan?
Men in Egypt are 3.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).