Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Ireland, you would:

Health

be 34.4% less likely to be obese

In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.

live 6.4 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 52.1% lower top tax rate

Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

make 92.2% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2020.

Life

have 26.1% more children

In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uzbekistan, 29.0 women do as of 2017.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 45.5% less likely to have internet access

In Ireland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 16.4% less on healthcare

Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 50.0% more on education

Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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, State Tax Committee, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.

Uzbekistan: At a glance

Uzbekistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 425,400 sq km. Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country has lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. However, longserving septuagenarian President Islom KARIMOV, who rose through the ranks of the Soviet-era State Planning Committee (Gosplan), remains wedded to the concepts of a command economy, creating a challenging environment for foreign investment. Current concerns include post-KARIMOV succession, terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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