Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 49% bigger than Italy.
Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 105 m above Uzbekistan’s.
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 59% more people than Uzbekistan.
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 2.4 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan.
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 3.5 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 1.5 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 21 years older than in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.3 more children on average than in Italy.
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Italy 1.
Italy: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 17 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 4.6 times as much per person as Uzbekistan.
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Uzbekistan (Gini 1.6 points higher).
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.6%.
Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Uzbekistan’s.
Italy: 69% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 18 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 11 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 49% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan.
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 18% in Italy.
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 50% more meat per person than Uzbekistan.
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 455 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan.
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 397 more hours a year than in Italy.
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 1.1 years longer than in Italy.
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 4.5 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019).
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Uzbekistan and Italy are practically level.
Italy: 89% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Italy and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Italy: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 70% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
Italy: 133 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Uzbekistan’s.
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Italy.
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan as in Italy.
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 86% deadlier than in Italy.
Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Italy.
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Italy gets 4.7 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 49% bigger than Italy.
Which has more people, Italy or Uzbekistan?
Italy has 59% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Uzbekistan?
People in Italy live 11 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Italy or Uzbekistan?
Men in Italy are 3.5 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).