Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Uzbekistan 20 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 5.5 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many official languages?
Israel and Uzbekistan are practically level
Israel: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 23% in Israel
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Israel has 1 more World Heritage site than Uzbekistan (9 against 8)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 88% in Israel
Israel: 88% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 82% faster than in Uzbekistan
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Uzbekistan are practically level
Israel: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Israel: 92% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Israel: 177 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
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
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)
How much rain falls?
Uzbekistan gets 8% more rain than Israel
Israel: 205 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 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).