The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside the United States 22 times.
United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 1,547 m above Uzbekistan’s.
United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 9.2 times as many people as Uzbekistan.
United States: 342 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 2.3 times as densely populated as the United States.
United States: 37 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 6.0 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
United States: 176.9 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 3.0 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
United States: 163.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 11 years older than in Uzbekistan.
United States: 38 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 States.
United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
United States: 18.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
United States: 8.7 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, the United States 1.
United States: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 209 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
United States: $30.8 trillion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 6.6 times as much per person as Uzbekistan.
United States: Int$90,027 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Uzbekistan (Gini 9.1 points higher).
United States: 41.8 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Uzbekistan and the United States are practically level.
United States: 4.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Uzbekistan 2.9%.
United States: 3.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Uzbekistan’s.
United States: 100% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 70 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
United States: $13,473 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 6.4 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
United States: 78.9 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 31% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan.
United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 31% in Uzbekistan.
United States: 41.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 16% in the United States.
United States: 15.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 0.53 points higher than in Uzbekistan.
United States: 6.82 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
United States: 9.6 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Uzbekistan.
United States: 122.1 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 650 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan.
United States: 3,947 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 310 more hours a year than in the United States.
United States: 1,789 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 2 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
United States: 13.9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 3% more tourists per resident than the United States (2019).
United States: 0.21 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan.
United States: 95% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The United States and Uzbekistan are practically level.
United States: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
United States: 80% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
United States: 113 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 31 times as long as Uzbekistan’s.
United States: 148,553 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
United States: 2.75 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
United States: 33.9% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan.
United States: 14.2 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of the United States’ electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
United States: 25.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 4 times as much fine dust as in the United States.
United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.1 times as likely to be murdered in the United States as in Uzbekistan.
United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the United States are 53% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.
United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 4.1 °C warmer than the United States.
United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United States gets 3.8 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the United States bigger than Uzbekistan?
The United States is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside the United States 22 times.
Which has more people, the United States or Uzbekistan?
The United States has 9.2 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the United States or Uzbekistan?
People in the United States live 6.4 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years in the United States and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in the United States or Uzbekistan?
Men in the United States are 6.0 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
