Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Russia 38 times
Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 999 m above Uzbekistan’s
Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 13% of Russia
Russia: 13.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 3.9 times as many people as Uzbekistan
Russia: 144 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 9.6 times as densely populated as Russia
Russia: 9 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 5.7 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Russia: 176.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 4.2 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Russia: 164.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 13 years older than in Uzbekistan
Russia: 39.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Russia
Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Russia: 17.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Russia hosts 610 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Russia: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Russia: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 17 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 3.6 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Russia: Int$49,568 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Russia than in Uzbekistan (Gini 0.3 points higher)
Russia: 33 (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 0.1% in Russia
Russia: 0.1% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 2.1% in Russia
Russia: 2.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Uzbekistan 2.5%
Russia: 7.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uzbekistan and Russia are practically level
Russia: 10.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Uzbekistan’s
Russia: 35% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 5.2 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Russia: $1,003 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 0.91 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Russia: 73.4 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 82% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 39% more hospital beds per person than Uzbekistan
Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 2.5 times that in Uzbekistan
Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Russia: 21.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Russia: 27% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.45 points higher than in Russia
Russia: 5.83 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Russia: 10.4 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 79% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Russia: 84.8 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 231 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 12 more hours a year than in Russia
Russia: 2,087 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 0.5 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Russia: 12.4 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Russia: no data · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 25 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (33 against 8)
Russia: 33 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Russia: 539 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Russia: 94% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Russia: no data · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Russia and Uzbekistan are practically level
Russia: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Russia: 75% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Russia: 186 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 18 times as long as Uzbekistan’s
Russia: 85,544 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Russia: 0.69 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Russia: 50.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan
Russia: 12.3 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Russia: 17.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Russia
Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.6 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Uzbekistan
Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Russia are 3% deadlier than in Uzbekistan
Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 16.9 °C warmer than Russia
Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Russia gets 2.7 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Russia: 586 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 Russia bigger than Uzbekistan?
Russia is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Russia 38 times.
Which has more people, Russia or Uzbekistan?
Russia has 3.9 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Russia or Uzbekistan?
People in Russia live 0.91 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Russia and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Russia or Uzbekistan?
Men in Russia are 5.7 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
