Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 36% bigger than Malaysia.
Malaysia: 330,411 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 548 m above Malaysia’s.
Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 3% more people than Malaysia.
Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Malaysia is 30% more densely populated than Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 1.7 cm taller than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 169.2 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 3.2 cm taller than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 157.1 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Malaysia is 3.1 years older than in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.9 more children on average than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Malaysia and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Malaysia: 0 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Malaysia and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Malaysia’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Malaysia produces 3.1 times as much per person as Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Uzbekistan (Gini 8 points higher).
Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.8% in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%.
Malaysia: 1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Malaysia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uzbekistan’s.
Malaysia: 32% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Malaysia spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Malaysia live 4.3 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 76.8 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 83% more likely to die before turning one than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 20% more doctors per person than Malaysia.
Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 24% in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uzbekistan drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Malaysia has 46% more meat per person than Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 371 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia.
Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Malaysia put in 209 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 0.82 years longer than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Malaysia welcomed 33% more tourists per resident than Uzbekistan (2019).
Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Malaysia and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Malaysia: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Malaysia’s.
Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Malaysia fly 9.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 57.7% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Malaysia emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
21% of Malaysia’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 90% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Malaysia are 49% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Malaysia is on average 11.6 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Malaysia gets 14 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Malaysia bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 36% bigger than Malaysia.
Which has more people, Malaysia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 3% more people than Malaysia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Malaysia or Uzbekistan?
People in Malaysia live 4.3 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.8 years in Malaysia and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Malaysia or Uzbekistan?
Men in Uzbekistan are 1.7 cm taller than in Malaysia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
