Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Uzbekistan 3.4 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
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)
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 4% 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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
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 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: 3.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
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 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)
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)
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 30% of Greece, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
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 27% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).