Ukraine vs Uzbekistan

Ukraine and Uzbekistan compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Ukraine and Uzbekistan have about the same number of people: 39 million and 37.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Ukraine ($5,866) is 48% higher than in Uzbekistan ($3,968) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Uzbekistan (7.7%) than in Ukraine (1.8%), a difference of 5.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ukraine (12.7%) than in Uzbekistan (8.8%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Ukraine (9.8% in 2021) than in Uzbekistan (4.6% in 2025), a difference of 5.2 percentage points.
• A baby born in Ukraine can expect to live 2.2 years longer than one born in Uzbekistan: 74.7 years against 72.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Ukraine is older: half of its people are over 42 years, against 26.9 years in Uzbekistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Uzbekistan (89.5%) than in Ukraine (82.5%), a difference of 7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Uzbekistan (4.1 tonnes) are 32% higher than in Ukraine (3.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ukraine (17.3%) than in Uzbekistan (8.8%), a difference of 8.5 percentage points in 2024.