The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 84% bigger than the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 3,298 m above the United Kingdom’s.
United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 88% more people than Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 3.4 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 7.3 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 3.7 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 13 years older than in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.9 more children on average than in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none.
United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1.
United Kingdom: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 27 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 4.8 times as much per person as Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in the United Kingdom (Gini 0.3 points higher).
United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
The United Kingdom and Uzbekistan are practically level.
United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, the United Kingdom 2.3%.
United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Uzbekistan’s.
United Kingdom: 89% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 31 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 8.9 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 81.4 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 the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 18% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 29% in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 0.41 points higher than in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 78% more meat per person than Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 137 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 576 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 1.6 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019).
United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 27 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (35 against 8).
United Kingdom: 35 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 95% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The United Kingdom and Uzbekistan are practically level.
United Kingdom: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 83% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
United Kingdom: 122 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Uzbekistan’s.
United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 18% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 52% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 25% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 3.9 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 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 4.4 °C warmer than the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 4.8 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the United Kingdom bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 84% bigger than the United Kingdom.
Which has more people, the United Kingdom or Uzbekistan?
The United Kingdom has 88% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the United Kingdom or Uzbekistan?
People in the United Kingdom live 8.9 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in the United Kingdom and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in the United Kingdom or Uzbekistan?
Men in the United Kingdom are 7.3 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
