Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside India 7.3 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 3,943 m above Uzbekistan’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 59% of Uzbekistan
India: 59.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 40 times as many people as Uzbekistan
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 5.8 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 4.4 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 5.1 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 1.1 years older than in Uzbekistan
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.5 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
India: 7.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India hosts 1,208 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
India: 0.1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Uzbekistan 2
India: 3 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 27 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 16% more per person than India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in India (Gini 9.7 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
India and Uzbekistan are practically level
India: 2.6% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Uzbekistan and India are practically level
India: 4.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan and India are practically level
India: 2.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uzbekistan’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Uzbekistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
Uzbekistan and India are practically level
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 82% more likely to die before turning one than in Uzbekistan
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 3.1 times as many hospital beds per person as India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 2 times that in Uzbekistan
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
India: 22.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 1.75 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 5.8 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 629 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 284 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 5 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 32 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 37 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (45 against 8)
India: 45 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 2.4 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Uzbekistan and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 14 times as long as Uzbekistan’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 6% more passengers per resident than those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
India: 24.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 74% more CO₂ than someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
India: 24.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 47% more fine dust than in Uzbekistan
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Uzbekistan
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 2 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 10.1 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 5.7 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Uzbekistan?
India is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside India 7.3 times.
Which has more people, India or Uzbekistan?
India has 40 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan and India are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in India or Uzbekistan?
Men in Uzbekistan are 4.4 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
