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United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan
How United Kingdom and Uzbekistan compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 81.3 years against 72.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: $48,420 against $4,733
- Population · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 68.7 million people against 35.7 million people
- Military spending · In 2018, Uzbekistan was higher: 2.49% of GDP against 1.93% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Kingdom was higher: 4.22 tonnes against 4.09 tonnes
- Life expectancyUnited Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- PopulationUnited Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- GDP per personUnited Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025Uzbekistan: $4,733 in 2025
- TemperatureUnited Kingdom: 10.4 °C in 2025Uzbekistan: 15.5 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyUnited Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterUnited Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionUnited Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageUnited Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personUnited Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025Uzbekistan: $4,733 in 2025
- GDP growthUnited Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025Uzbekistan: 7.7% a year in 2025
- InflationUnited Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025Uzbekistan: 8.8% a year in 2025
- Government debtUnited Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 28.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited Kingdom: $88B in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personUnited Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingUnited Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelUnited Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerUnited Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUnited Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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