Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 68% bigger than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 4,613 m above New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 7 times as many people as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 4.2 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 6.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 4.4 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 10 years older than in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.9 more children on average than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Uzbekistan 2.
New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
New Zealand’s economy is 80% larger than Uzbekistan’s.
New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 4.2 times as much per person as Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
New Zealand: no data · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
New Zealand and Uzbekistan are practically level.
New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.
New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Uzbekistan’s.
New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 26 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 9.5 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 82 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 29% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 31% in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.71 points higher than in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 68% more meat per person than Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 176 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 391 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 0.97 year longer than in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019).
New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
New Zealand and Uzbekistan are practically level.
New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 15% longer than New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 22 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4% more likely to be murdered in New Zealand than in Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 41% deadlier than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 3.3 °C warmer than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 7.2 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is New Zealand bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 68% bigger than New Zealand.
Which has more people, New Zealand or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 7 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, New Zealand or Uzbekistan?
People in New Zealand live 9.5 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in New Zealand and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in New Zealand or Uzbekistan?
Men in New Zealand are 6.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
