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

Health

live 10.7 years less

In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 40.5% more likely to be obese

In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 31.2% of people as of 2024.

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see 81.4% less spent on your healthcare

Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uzbekistan spends $749 as of 2023.

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have 26.1% fewer doctors per person

Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Uzbekistan has 28.1 as of 2021.

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have 11.8% less access to essential health services

Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Uzbekistan scores 75 as of 2021.

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be 90.8% more likely to die by suicide

Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uzbekistan, it is 8.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 32.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.

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make 93.4% less money

Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $3,968 as of 2025.

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Life

have 37.4% more children

In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 13.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, 26.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Israel, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2024.

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Safety

be 14.1% less likely to be murdered

Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uzbekistan, they kill 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 19.1% more home broadband

Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Uzbekistan has 34.7 as of 2024.

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use 71.3% less electricity

Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uzbekistan uses 2,059 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 29.1% less CO2

Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uzbekistan emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 7.8 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, it causes 117.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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