Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Uzbekistan 11 times.
Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan and Switzerland are practically level.
Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 4.1 times as many people as Switzerland.
Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 2.7 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 7.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 4.0 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 15 years older than in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.2 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 20.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none.
Switzerland: 20.9 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Uzbekistan 2.
Switzerland: 4 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 7.1 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 7.5 times as much per person as Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Uzbekistan (Gini 1.1 points higher).
Switzerland: 33.8 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Switzerland and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Switzerland: 4.9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.
Switzerland: 0.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.8× Uzbekistan’s.
Switzerland: 112% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 61 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: $11,784 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 12 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 60% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 12.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 23.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.73 points higher than in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 7.02 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 35% more meat per person than Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 64 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 105 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 570 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 2 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 4.8 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019).
Switzerland: 1.04 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Switzerland has 5 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (13 against 8).
Switzerland: 13 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 97% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Switzerland and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Switzerland: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 86% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
Switzerland: 129 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 15% longer than Switzerland’s.
Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 23 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 3.05 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 32.4% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 7% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 67.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 3.9 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 7.8 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 7.3 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Switzerland bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Switzerland fits inside Uzbekistan 11 times.
Which has more people, Switzerland or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 4.1 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Switzerland or Uzbekistan?
People in Switzerland live 12 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 84.4 years in Switzerland and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Switzerland or Uzbekistan?
Men in Switzerland are 7.8 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
