Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
have 19.0% more doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Uzbekistan has 28.1 as of 2021.
live 3.5 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 63.8% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uzbekistan spends $749 as of 2023.
Economy
be 22.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
make 63.0% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $3,968 as of 2025.
Life
be 61.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, 26.0 women do as of 2023.
have 2.1 times more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 92.7% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 40.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uzbekistan, they kill 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 44.3% more home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Uzbekistan has 34.7 as of 2024.
live with 82.0 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Uzbekistan withdraws 123% as of 2022.
use 32.9% less electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uzbekistan uses 2,059 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 5.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, it causes 117.0 as of 2019.
emit 76.3% more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uzbekistan emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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