Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Uzbekistan 3.4 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 1,726 m above Greece’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 3.6 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 5% more densely populated than Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 8.3 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 5.5 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 19 years older than in Uzbekistan
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.2 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 95,757 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Greece: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Greece 1
Greece: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 91% larger than Uzbekistan’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 3.3 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Uzbekistan (Gini 0.7 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (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 0.6% in Greece
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece and Uzbekistan are practically level
Greece: 3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Uzbekistan’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 10 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 9.3 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Uzbekistan
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 15% more hospital beds per person than Greece
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uzbekistan is 2 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 31% in Uzbekistan
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Greece
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 73% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 84 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 206 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 0.36 years longer than in Greece
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 13 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (21 against 8)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 86% in Greece
Greece: 86% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 15% faster than in Greece
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Uzbekistan are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Greece: 79% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Greece: 114 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 2 times as long as Greece’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 39% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Greece
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 67% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 20% deadlier than in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 3.6 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Greece: 800 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 Greece bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Greece fits inside Uzbekistan 3.4 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 3.6 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Uzbekistan?
People in Greece live 9.3 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Greece or Uzbekistan?
Men in Greece are 8.3 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).