Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Saudi Arabia 4.8 times
Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 1,643 m above Saudi Arabia’s
Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 59% of Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are nearly identical here
Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 4.9 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 1.4 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 2.3 years older than in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.2 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Saudi Arabia hosts 90 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan are practically level
Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1
Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 8.7 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 5.4 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Saudi Arabia: no data · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Saudi Arabia: no data · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Uzbekistan 2.5%
Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uzbekistan’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, Saudi Arabia’s 8.1%
Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Uzbekistan’s
Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 9.5 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 6.5 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 21% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uzbekistan is 3.5 times that in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 31% in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.53 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Saudi Arabia: no data · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 23% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 363 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 26 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 0.3 years longer than in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 3.8 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan are practically level
Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4
Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 10% faster than in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan are practically level
Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 61% longer than Saudi Arabia’s
Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 9.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 8.8% of Uzbekistan, but only 1.3% of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 5.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 68% more fine dust than in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 50% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 65% deadlier than in Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 12.5 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uzbekistan gets 3.6 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 61 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 Saudi Arabia bigger than Uzbekistan?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Saudi Arabia 4.8 times.
Which has more people, Saudi Arabia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are nearly identical here (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saudi Arabia or Uzbekistan?
People in Saudi Arabia live 6.5 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 79.0 years in Saudi Arabia and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Saudi Arabia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).