Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kyrgyzstan fits inside Uzbekistan 2.2 times.
Kyrgyzstan: 199,950 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kyrgyzstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kyrgyzstan’s highest peak towers 2,796 m above Uzbekistan’s.
Kyrgyzstan: 7,439 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 5 times as many people as Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 7.34 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 2.2 times as densely populated as Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 38 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Kyrgyzstan: 171.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are practically level.
Kyrgyzstan: 160.2 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 1.8 years older than in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 25.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 0.9 more children on average than in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 2.6 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are practically level.
Kyrgyzstan: 6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Kyrgyzstan: 0 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Kyrgyzstan: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 6.5 times the size of Kyrgyzstan’s.
Kyrgyzstan: $22.6 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 48% more per person than Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Int$9,220 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Kyrgyzstan (Gini 5.2 points higher).
Kyrgyzstan: 27.5 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.5% in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 3.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Kyrgyzstan: 3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Kyrgyzstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uzbekistan’s.
Kyrgyzstan: 33% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 2 times as much on health per person as Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: $97 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are practically level.
Kyrgyzstan: 72.4 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kyrgyzstan is 16% more likely to die before turning one than in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: 14.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 79% more doctors per person than Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 22% in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 21.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Kyrgyzstan smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: 22.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.23 points higher than in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 6.05 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kyrgyzstan drink 57% more alcohol than in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: 3.3 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 18% more meat per person than Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 40 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 534 kcal more food per person per day than Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 2,763 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 268 more hours a year than in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 1,830 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kyrgyzstan went to school 0.16 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: 12.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as Kyrgyzstan (2019).
Kyrgyzstan: 0.05 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Kyrgyzstan are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: 92% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Kyrgyzstan: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 35% in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 35% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kyrgyzstan 107.
Kyrgyzstan: 107 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 11 times as long as Kyrgyzstan’s.
Kyrgyzstan: 417 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 19% more passengers per resident than those from Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 0.11 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 8.5% of Uzbekistan, but only 7.1% of Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 7.1% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 1.6 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
85% of Kyrgyzstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: 84.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 76% more fine dust than in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 17 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Kyrgyzstan: no data · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kyrgyzstan are 43% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: 13.3 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 13.2 °C warmer than Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: 1.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kyrgyzstan gets 4.1 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan: 909 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kyrgyzstan bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Kyrgyzstan fits inside Uzbekistan 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 5 times as many people as Kyrgyzstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Kyrgyzstan and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan?
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
