Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 43% bigger than Poland
Poland: 313,940 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Poland: 440 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 2,144 m above Poland’s
Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 46% of Poland
Poland: 46.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 2% more people than Poland
Poland: 36.4 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 41% more densely populated than Uzbekistan
Poland: 119 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 9.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Poland: 180.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 5.5 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Poland: 165.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 14 years older than in Uzbekistan
Poland: 41.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.3 more children on average than in Poland
Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Poland: 20.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Poland hosts 201,452 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Poland: 7.7 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Poland 1
Poland: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 7 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 4 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Poland: Int$54,262 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Poland (Gini 4.2 points higher)
Poland: 28.5 (2023) · 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 0.2% in Poland
Poland: 0.2% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.0% in Poland
Poland: 3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Uzbekistan 2.5%
Poland: 4.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Poland: 17.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Uzbekistan’s
Poland: 52% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 10 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Poland: $2,014 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 5.9 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Poland: 78.4 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland
Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 44% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Poland has 24% more hospital beds per person than Uzbekistan
Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Poland is 72% higher than in Uzbekistan
Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 26% in Poland
Poland: 25.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Poland: 21.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 0.48 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Poland: 6.77 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 5.5 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Poland: 11.5 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 76% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Poland: 83.3 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 433 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 292 more hours a year than in Poland
Poland: 1,807 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 1.3 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Poland: 13.2 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Poland: 0.54 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Poland has 10 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (18 against 8)
Poland: 18 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Poland: 335 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 89% in Poland
Poland: 89% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Poland is 34% faster than in Uzbekistan
Poland: 288 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Poland and Uzbekistan are practically level
Poland: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Poland: 60% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Poland: 138 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Uzbekistan’s
Poland: 18,620 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 84% more passengers per resident than those from Uzbekistan
Poland: 0.24 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Poland: 31% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 85% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan
Poland: 7.1 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Poland: 31.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 92% more fine dust than in Poland
Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 74% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Poland
Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 13% deadlier than in Poland
Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 4.6 °C warmer than Poland
Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland gets 3.5 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Poland: 763 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 Poland bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 43% bigger than Poland.
Which has more people, Poland or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 2% more people than Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Poland or Uzbekistan?
People in Poland live 5.9 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 78.4 years in Poland and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Poland or Uzbekistan?
Men in Poland are 9.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).