Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 92% in Kyrgyzstan and 89.5% in Uzbekistan, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Uzbekistan.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Uzbekistan.
- In 2024, Kyrgyzstan ranked 45 and Uzbekistan ranked 60 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 92 | 89.5 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 91 | 89 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 84.2 | 83.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | 77.1 | 76.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 72 | 71.1 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 64.1 | 70.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 62.8 | 55.2 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 50.8 | 48.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 40.5 | 46.8 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 30.3 | 42.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 28.3 | 35.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 23 | 26.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 19.8 | 23.6 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 17.5 | 18.6 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 16 | 11.9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 15.7 | 9.1 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 14 | 7.5 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 5.1 | 2.6 | – |
| 2003 | 3.9 | 1.9 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | 1.1 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | 0.6 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.5 | – |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateKyrgyzstan: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKyrgyzstan: 34 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016