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Last European coloniser: Never a European colony · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Uzbekistan

Against lower middle income countries, Uzbekistan ranks 1st of 47 on infrastructure and 45th of 47 on environment. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Uzbekistan with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Uzbekistan reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.04155 of 17939 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.1475 of 19313 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2025+0.8553 of 1991 of 46proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.6228 of 1101 of 21high +0.80
Equality score 2025+0.5053 of 1659 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.4242 of 2101 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.23113 of 18623 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.58174 of 21345 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.3776 of 1953 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Uzbekistan, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate1.4per 100,000 population2021higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance41.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important45.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer72.6%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions86.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated0.552%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share2.78%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share95.6%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union74.7%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)7.31marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.21divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age26.9years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27years2023no agreed direction
Population37,053,428people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.88%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization51%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+6.07%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1431.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate3.49births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate25.6per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-6,987people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population3.2%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.74index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$11,623international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$9,748international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$4,733US$2025higher is better
GDP growth7.7%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation8.8%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness57.4%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows2.99%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue11%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Government consumption15.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense22.3%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending2.87%% of GDP2018no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture25.2%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths364PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading336PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science355PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion99.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling12.5years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling11.9years2023higher is better
Education spending5.47%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment121%% gross2025higher is better
Secondary enrollment98.1%% gross2025higher is better
Tertiary enrollment59.8%% gross2025higher is better
Adult literacy100%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling11years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.655%% of primary-age children2025higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio21.5pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers640per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita4.09t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area8.55%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land58.1%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land14.1%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.291index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.951ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.643index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers4.76%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament38%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 183.4%% of women aged 20-242022higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index32index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating14.2per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.218index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.079index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.082index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.304index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.823index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.234index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.149index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.249index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.344index (0-1)2025higher is better
Control of corruption-0.754index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.656index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.144index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.527index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.04index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.0267index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy72.5years2024higher is better
Infant mortality12.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality13.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending6.74%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate8.34per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds4.89per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access97.3%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation96.5%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting6.7%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility34.1births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality26per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99%% of births2022higher is better
Alcohol consumption2.1litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use16.3%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths11.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians2.81per 1,000 people2021higher is better
DTP3 immunisation90%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence51per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality24.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women30.4%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending64.1%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity24.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity31.2%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index79index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index32.7index (0-100)2025higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate2.3%% of population2025higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users89.5%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions110per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population7.1%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband34.7per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment4.62%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation41.2%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation73.9%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Vulnerable employment33.3%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust33.6%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness94.3%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction6.28score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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