Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Ethiopia 2.5 times.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 93 m above Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 3.7 times as many people as Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 43% more densely populated than Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 2.1 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 3.1 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 8.2 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 0.4 more children on average than in Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 16% larger than Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 3.8 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Ethiopia (Gini 1.6 points higher).
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Uzbekistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 5.5 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uzbekistan live 4.9 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 20 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 2.30 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ethiopia drink 8% more alcohol than in Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 6.9 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 739 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 499 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 9.5 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 54 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 6.3 times as long as Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 16% more passengers per resident than those from Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 28 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 49% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 90% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 9.5 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ethiopia gets 4.4 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Uzbekistan?
Ethiopia is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Ethiopia 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Uzbekistan?
Ethiopia has 3.7 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Uzbekistan?
People in Uzbekistan live 4.9 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or Uzbekistan?
Men in Uzbekistan are 2.1 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
