United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan
United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 13.5% in United Kingdom and 8.8% in Uzbekistan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 4.7 percentage points, or 1.54 times that in Uzbekistan.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2024, United Kingdom ranked 148 and Uzbekistan ranked 170 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | United Kingdom | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.5 | 8.8 | – |
| 2023 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 13.4 | 8.6 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 13.1 | 8.2 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 13.1 | 8.1 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8.1 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 13 | 8.1 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 12.9 | 8 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 12.8 | 7.9 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 12.7 | 7.8 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 32 |
| 2009 | 12.6 | 7.6 | 32 |
| 2008 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 32 |
| 2007 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 12.3 | 7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 12 | 6.7 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 11.9 | 6.6 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 11.9 | 6.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1991 | 11.6 | – | – |
| 1990 | 11.5 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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
United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan
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