Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 33% bigger than Finland
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 3,315 m above Finland’s
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 7.4% of Finland
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 6.6 times as many people as Finland
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 4.5 times as densely populated as Finland
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 9.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 6.2 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 16 years older than in Uzbekistan
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.2 more children on average than in Finland
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 134,584 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland and Uzbekistan are practically level
Finland: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 4.8 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Finland (Gini 5.3 points higher)
Finland: 27.4 (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 0.2% in Finland
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland and Uzbekistan are practically level
Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Uzbekistan’s
Finland: 85% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 29 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 9.8 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 6.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 29% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 87% more hospital beds per person than Finland
Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 68% higher than in Uzbekistan
Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 26% in Finland
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.48 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 47% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 48 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 602 more hours a year than in Finland
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 1.1 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Finland and Uzbekistan are practically level
Finland: 8 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Finland: 94% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 15% faster than in Uzbekistan
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Uzbekistan are practically level
Finland: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Finland: 75% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Finland: 126 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 25% longer than Uzbekistan’s
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 38% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 5.6 times as much fine dust as in Finland
Finland: 5.4 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 Uzbekistan than in Finland
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 2.5 times as deadly as in Finland
Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Finland
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 3.4 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Finland: 758 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 Finland bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 33% bigger than Finland.
Which has more people, Finland or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 6.6 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Uzbekistan?
People in Finland live 9.8 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Finland or Uzbekistan?
Men in Finland are 9.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).