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Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Tajikistan
tjk
Leads on 34 of 108 metrics
Uzbekistan
uzb
Leads on 62 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: Tajikistan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (987,000 people) against Uzbekistan (2.60 people); Tajikistan leads on Televisions (820,000) against Uzbekistan (6.40); Uzbekistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (61,740) against Tajikistan (172). Across 108 compared metrics, Tajikistan wins on 34 and Uzbekistan wins on 62.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)56.79 %89.01 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 57% (2023 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.21 points35.24 points★
Radios1.2910.8★
Televisions820,000★6.4
Waterways2001,100★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country3.36B $23.19B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars17.03B $139.24B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)16 %★9 %
Coal Revenue0.54★0.06
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)30 %★16 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.2 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index60.9★58.2
Electricity Consumption12.9649.07★
Electricity Exports1.413★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels686★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants94★14
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables00
Electricity Imports103★10.84
Electricity Installed Capacity5.5112.96★
Electricity Production17.0355.55★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)16.19 USD per capita55.31 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3434.5★
Gross National Saving24.432.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.9 %★7.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)7.7 %★9.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.8 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption19.8243.07★
Natural Gas Exports09.4★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production19.8252.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves5.66★1.84
Oil Consumption40,000144,000★
Oil Exports405.42,078★
Oil Imports39,400★9,013
Oil Production22058,650★
Oil Proved Reserves12594★
Population Below Poverty Line20.4 people11 people★
Public Debt4210.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.4 USD★6.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption24,00060,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports03,977★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports22,460★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production17261,740★
Remittances47.9★14.4
Revenue from Forest Resources1.12★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.132.72★
Taxes and Other Revenues10.811.5★
Unemployment Rate11.7 %4.5 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)475,483★16.36M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.62★110.99
Population Distributionthe population is concentrated at lower elevations, with perhaps as many as 90% living in valleys; overall density increases from east to westmost of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, but the central and western deserts are sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6 Cubic meters per year8.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources21.9148.87★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.63 %4.31 %★
Agricultural land39,124.6 sq. km260,231.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,621.81 cubic meters per inhabitant★580.3 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,68137,305★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country12 %32.12 %★
Administrative Divisions212★
Independence9★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)42.5522.61★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8★7.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8 % of GDP★7.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density4.3 people/sq km4.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)14 %★26 %
Mean Age at First Birth23.223.7★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)14.2 %★16.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS14,000★58,000
Underweight Children Under 55.21.8★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)17,00068,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Currently married (Percent)67.34 %73.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.390.62★
Life expectancy at birth75.17 years76.08 years★
Median age of population22.43 years27.11 years★
Population Change185,670.3 persons695,840.9 persons★
Population density76.85 per sq. km★88.77 per sq. km
Total population10.98M persons37.74M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.080.25★
Birth Rate (%)25.31 %★18.93 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.3 %NA
Death Rate (%)4.45 %★5 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age2.81M persons9.19M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.7813.97★
Learning-adjusted years of school4.94 years9.13 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother470.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population987,000 people★2.6 people
Mean Male Height (cm)171.26★169.38
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.85 %87.5 %★
Physician Density1.87 people/sq km2.81 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.89 %★1.26 %
Population living in slums0.05 %3.1 %★
Total deaths47,458.1 persons★225,367.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)38.38 %54.83 %★
Total fertility rate2.95 per woman3.55 per woman★
Total net-migration-28,776.9 persons-6,140.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate23.28 per live births14.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.1★0.09
Airports1974★
Civil Air TravelNANA
Heliports13★

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