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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Uzbekistan is 86% bigger than Uganda.

Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 467 m above Uzbekistan’s.

Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Uganda has 39% more people than Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 51.4 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 3 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 256 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Uzbekistan are 2.2 cm taller than in Uganda.

Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Uzbekistan are 1.8 cm taller than in Uganda.

Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Uzbekistan is 10 years older than in Uganda.

Uganda: 16.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 0.7 more children on average than in Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 4.17 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 2.2% in Uganda.

Uganda: 2.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Uganda and Uzbekistan are practically level.

Uganda: 0 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda and Uzbekistan are practically level.

Uganda: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Uzbekistan’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Uganda’s.

Uganda: $62 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Uzbekistan produces 3.9 times as much per person as Uganda.

Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Uzbekistan (Gini 10 points higher).

Uganda: 42.7 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Uganda: 2.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 1.9%.

Uganda: 1.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Uganda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Uzbekistan’s.

Uganda: 35% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Uzbekistan spends 4.2 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Uganda: $45 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Uzbekistan live 4 years longer than in Uganda.

Uganda: 68.5 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Uzbekistan has 15 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Uganda: 8.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Uganda: 7.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 1.79 points higher than in Uganda.

Uganda: 4.49 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 93% more alcohol than in Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 4 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Uzbekistan has 4.4 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Uzbekistan has 920 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 29 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 5.6 years longer than in Uganda.

Uganda: 6.3 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Uzbekistan welcomed 6.1 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019).

Uganda: 0.04 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Uganda: 9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Uganda: 55.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Uganda: 32% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Uganda: 83 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Uzbekistan’s railway network is 3.8 times as long as Uganda’s.

Uganda: 1,244 km (2014) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 311 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Uganda: 0 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 11% of Uganda, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 11% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Uzbekistan emits 30 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Uganda: 0.1 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 97.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 24% more fine dust than in Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 6.4 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uganda are 72% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 9.3 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 6.6 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.

Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Uganda bigger than Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 86% bigger than Uganda.

Which has more people, Uganda or Uzbekistan?

Uganda has 39% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Uganda or Uzbekistan?

People in Uzbekistan live 4 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Uganda and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.

Are people taller in Uganda or Uzbekistan?

Men in Uzbekistan are 2.2 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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