Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 10.2 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 56.3% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 31.2% of people as of 2024.

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have 25.0% more access to essential health services

Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Uzbekistan scores 75 as of 2021.

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see 69.7% less spent on your healthcare

Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uzbekistan spends $749 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 72.9% less money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $3,968 as of 2025.

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Life

be 90.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nauru, approximately 273.0 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 66.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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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Expenditures

spend 63.0% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 16.3% more likely to die in a road accident

In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 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 3.5 times more home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Uzbekistan has 34.7 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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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