Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan
Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 99.9% in Tajikistan and 100% in Uzbekistan, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1 times that in Tajikistan.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher since 2024.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.9 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 99.5 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 99.4 | 100 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 99.3 | 100 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 99.3 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 98 | 99.9 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 99.1 | 99.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 99 | 99.8 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 98.9 | 99.7 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 98.8 | 99.6 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 99 | 99.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 80 |
| 2003 | 100 | 99.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 99 | 99.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 98.6 | 99.6 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 98.5 | 99.6 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 97 | 99.5 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 99.5 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 99.4 | – |
| 1996 | – | 99.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 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
Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyTajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTajikistan: 55.3% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionTajikistan: 2.56% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateTajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTajikistan: 26.2% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageTajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTajikistan: 3.7% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsTajikistan: $220M in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personTajikistan: $23 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingTajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelTajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerTajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025