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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Israel fits inside Uzbekistan 20 times

Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 2,407 m above Israel’s

Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 24% of Israel

Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Uzbekistan has 3.7 times as many people as Israel

Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Israel is 5.5 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan

Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Israel are 5.0 cm taller than in Uzbekistan

Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Israel are 1.9 cm taller than in Uzbekistan

Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Israel is 2.2 years older than in Uzbekistan

Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Uzbekistan have 0.6 more children on average than in Israel

Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan

Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Israel hosts 933 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan

Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none

Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Israel and Uzbekistan are practically level

Israel: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Uzbekistan’s

Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Israel produces 4.4 times as much per person as Uzbekistan

Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Uzbekistan (Gini 5.6 points higher)

Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

2.3% of people in Uzbekistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Israel

Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.5% in Israel

Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Uzbekistan 2.5%

Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%

Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Uzbekistan’s

Israel: 101% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 20 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan

Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Israel live 11 years longer than in Uzbekistan

Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uzbekistan is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel

Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Israel has 35% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan

Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Uzbekistan has 56% more hospital beds per person than Israel

Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Uzbekistan is 13% higher than in Israel

Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 23% in Israel

Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan

Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 0.90 points higher than in Uzbekistan

Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan

Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Uzbekistan

Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 457 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan

Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Uzbekistan put in 208 more hours a year than in Israel

Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 1.6 years longer than in Uzbekistan

Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Uzbekistan welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019)

Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Israel has 1 more World Heritage site than Uzbekistan (9 against 8)

Israel: 9 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Israel 20

Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 88% in Israel

Israel: 88% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Israel is 82% faster than in Uzbekistan

Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Israel and Uzbekistan are practically level

Israel: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan

Israel: 92% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110

Israel: 177 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Uzbekistan’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Israel’s

Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan

Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 8.8% of Uzbekistan, but only 6.8% of Israel

Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 46% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan

Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel

Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uzbekistan carries 47% more fine dust than in Israel

Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 16% more likely to be murdered in Israel than in Uzbekistan

Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uzbekistan are 91% deadlier than in Israel

Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Israel is on average 6.8 °C warmer than Uzbekistan

Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Uzbekistan gets 8% more rain than Israel

Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Israel bigger than Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan is larger. Israel fits inside Uzbekistan 20 times.

Which has more people, Israel or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan has 3.7 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Israel or Uzbekistan?

People in Israel live 11 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.

Are people taller in Israel or Uzbekistan?

Men in Israel are 5.0 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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