Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 29.7% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
be 37.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.
make 75.5% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $33,000 as of 2022, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 20.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 19.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.2% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uzbekistan spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Uzbekistan: At a glance
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