World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Uzbekistan 4 times.
Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 2,308 m above the median country’s.
Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 5 times as many people as the median country.
Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 17% more densely populated than Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 2.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 4.2 years older than in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.6 more children on average than in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Uzbekistan and the median country are practically level.
Uzbekistan: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Uzbekistan: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 3.2 times the size of the median country’s.
Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 55% more per person than Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Uzbekistan (Gini 1.7 points higher).
Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Uzbekistan’s.
Uzbekistan: 29% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: $192 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 2.1 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 1% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 67% more doctors per person than the median country.
Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.45 points higher than in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 19% more meat per person than Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 359 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 124 more hours a year than in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 2 years longer than in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 57% more tourists per resident than Uzbekistan (2019).
Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 90% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Uzbekistan and the median country are practically level.
Uzbekistan: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 51% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
Uzbekistan: 110 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as the median country’s.
Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 82% more passengers per resident than those from Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 28% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 81% more fine dust than in the median country.
Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 61% more likely to be murdered in the median country than in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 32% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 8.6 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 4.6 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Uzbekistan bigger than the median country?
Uzbekistan is larger. The median country fits inside Uzbekistan 4 times.
Which has more people, Uzbekistan or the median country?
Uzbekistan has 5 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Uzbekistan or the median country?
People in the median country live 2.1 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 72.5 years in Uzbekistan and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Uzbekistan or the median country?
Men in the median country are 2.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
