Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 14.9% less likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.9 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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
be 12.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.
pay a 42.5% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 89.8% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 49.9% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 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 Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uzbekistan, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 46.7% less likely to have internet access
In Switzerland, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.4% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Uzbekistan: At a glance
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