United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan
United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.5 years in United Kingdom and 9.1 years in Uzbekistan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 2.4 years, or 1.26 times that in Uzbekistan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2020.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | United Kingdom | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.5 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 11.5 | – |
| 2017 | 11.5 | – |
| 2010 | 11.3 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
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