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Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan

121 shared metrics.

KyrgyzstanLeads in 47

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UzbekistanLeads in 74

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Kyrgyzstan

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kyrgyz Republic.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: named for the local Kyrgyz people, with "-stan" coming from the Persian word ostan, meaning "country.

CIA 2026

Uzbekistan

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Uzbekistan.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Uzbekistan is doubly landlocked: every neighbor around it is landlocked too.

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Analysis

Uzbekistan leads in 74 of 121 shared metrics, while Kyrgyzstan leads in 47.

Kyrgyzstan's Renewable Energy (%) is 26.6x that of Uzbekistan (27.6% vs 1.0%).

Kyrgyzstan's High-Tech Exports (%) is 5.2x that of Uzbekistan (10.67% vs 1.7%).

Kyrgyzstan's Firms Making Informal Payments is 3.2x that of Uzbekistan (28.29% of firms vs 6.7% of firms).

Kyrgyzstan's Firms Asked for Bribes is 3.2x that of Uzbekistan (31.41% of firms vs 7.5% of firms).

Kyrgyzstan's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.8x that of Uzbekistan (40.23% of GDP vs 10.5% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Renewable Energy (%)Kyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

27.6%

Uzbekistan

1.0%

High-Tech Exports (%)Kyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

10.67%

Uzbekistan

1.7%

Firms Making Informal PaymentsKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

28.29% of firms

Uzbekistan

6.7% of firms

Firms Asked for BribesKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

31.41% of firms

Uzbekistan

7.5% of firms

Government Debt (% GDP)Kyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

40.23% of GDP

Uzbekistan

10.5% of GDP

Firms Hit by Power OutagesKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

45.39% of firms

Uzbekistan

14.7% of firms

All Metrics

Renewable Energy (%)

Kyrgyzstan

27.6%

Uzbekistan

1.0%

2660% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Kyrgyzstan

10.67%

Uzbekistan

1.7%

515% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Kyrgyzstan

28.29% of firms

Uzbekistan

6.7% of firms

322% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Kyrgyzstan

31.41% of firms

Uzbekistan

7.5% of firms

321% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Kyrgyzstan

40.23% of GDP

Uzbekistan

10.5% of GDP

283% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Kyrgyzstan

45.39% of firms

Uzbekistan

14.7% of firms

209% higher

Beer Consumption

Kyrgyzstan

0.40 L/person/yr

Uzbekistan

0.18 L/person/yr

128% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.18

Uzbekistan

0.08

125% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Kyrgyzstan

84.21% of GDP

Uzbekistan

37.96% of GDP

122% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.47

Uzbekistan

0.23

100% higher

Foreign Patents

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

4.0

Uzbekistan

252

98% lower

Water Stress (%)

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

15.75%

Uzbekistan

262.55%

94% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

10.74 Mt CO2e

Uzbekistan

148.54 Mt CO2e

93% lower

Coal Electricity Share

Kyrgyzstan

12.61%

Uzbekistan

6.6%

92% higher

Railway Length

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

424 km

Uzbekistan

4.6K km

91% lower

Railway Network

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

417 km

Uzbekistan

4.7K km

91% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Kyrgyzstan

43.44% of GDP

Uzbekistan

22.77% of GDP

91% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

107 per 100 people

Uzbekistan

1.1K per 100 people

90% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

0.11 per 100k people

Uzbekistan

1.1 per 100k people

90% lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Scientific Publications

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

236.83

Uzbekistan

2.2K

89% lower

Comparison of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan across 121 metrics
				Winner
Renewable Energy (%)	27.6%	1.0%	2660% higher	Kyrgyzstan
High-Tech Exports (%)	10.67%	1.7%	515% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Firms Making Informal Payments	28.29% of firms	6.7% of firms	322% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Firms Asked for Bribes	31.41% of firms	7.5% of firms	321% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Government Debt (% GDP)	40.23% of GDP	10.5% of GDP	283% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Firms Hit by Power Outages	45.39% of firms	14.7% of firms	209% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Beer Consumption	0.40 L/person/yr	0.18 L/person/yr	128% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.18	0.08	125% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Imports (% GDP)	84.21% of GDP	37.96% of GDP	122% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.47	0.23	100% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Foreign Patents	4.0	252	98% lower	Uzbekistan
Water Stress (%)	15.75%	262.55%	94% lower	Uzbekistan
Total CO2 Emissions	10.74 Mt CO2e	148.54 Mt CO2e	93% lower	Uzbekistan
Coal Electricity Share	12.61%	6.6%	92% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Railway Length	424 km	4.6K km	91% lower	Uzbekistan
Railway Network	417 km	4.7K km	91% lower	Uzbekistan
Exports (% GDP)	43.44% of GDP	22.77% of GDP	91% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	107 per 100 people	1.1K per 100 people	90% lower	Uzbekistan
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.11 per 100k people	1.1 per 100k people	90% lower	Uzbekistan
Scientific Publications	236.83	2.2K	89% lower	Uzbekistan
GDP (Nominal)	$17,478,259,659.26	$114,965,293,466.61	85% lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	152.73 gCO2/kWh	1.0K gCO2/kWh	85% lower	Uzbekistan
Air Passengers	804.5K	4.85M	83% lower	Uzbekistan
Population	6.22M	37.02M	83% lower	Uzbekistan
Water Withdrawal	7.7 B m³	42.9 B m³	82% lower	Uzbekistan
Domestic Patents	83	413	80% lower	Uzbekistan
Broadband Access (%)	6.0 per 100 people	30 per 100 people	80% lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Generation	16.86 TWh	81.29 TWh	79% lower	Uzbekistan
Electric Generating Capacity	3.94M kW	17.90M kW	78% lower	Uzbekistan
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	20.38% of GDP	11.53% of GDP	77% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Firms with Female Top Manager	21.68% of firms	12.34% of firms	76% higher	Kyrgyzstan
All-Time Olympic Medals	13 medals	50 medals	74% lower	Uzbekistan
Seafood Consumption per Person	1.1 kg/person/yr	4.0 kg/person/yr	73% lower	Uzbekistan
Alcohol Consumption	3.6 L/adult/yr	2.1 L/adult/yr	73% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Irrigated Land	10.0K km²	37.3K km²	73% lower	Uzbekistan
Armed Forces Personnel	21.0K	68.0K	69% lower	Uzbekistan
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	67% lower	Uzbekistan
Airports	20	61	67% lower	Uzbekistan
Capital Elevation	750 m	455 m	65% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Forest Area	13.7K km²	37.7K km²	64% lower	Uzbekistan
Smoking Rate	27.3%	16.7%	63% higher	Kyrgyzstan
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	4.0% of GDP	2.5% of GDP	63% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Milk Consumption per Person	210.92 kg/person/yr	130.81 kg/person/yr	61% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Highest Elevation	7.4K m	4.6K m	60% higher	Kyrgyzstan
CO2 Per Capita	1.6 t/person/yr	3.8 t/person/yr	57% lower	Uzbekistan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3.0 sites	7.0 sites	57% lower	Uzbekistan
Land Area	191.8K km²	440.6K km²	56% lower	Uzbekistan
Population Density	37.02 /km²	80.91 /km²	54% lower	Uzbekistan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	48.44 per 100k	104.87 per 100k	54% lower	Uzbekistan
Energy Use (Per Capita)	645.01 kg oil eq/person	1.4K kg oil eq/person	53% lower	Uzbekistan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.06% of GDP	0.13% of GDP	53% lower	Uzbekistan
Tourism Revenue	$195,000,000	$395,000,000	51% lower	Uzbekistan
Health Spending Per Capita	$85.88	$169.43	49% lower	Uzbekistan
Spirits Consumption	2.6 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	45% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Women in Parliament (%)	21.11%	38%	44% lower	Uzbekistan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.31	0.22	44% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Road Traffic Death Rate	13.3 per 100k	9.3 per 100k	43% higher	Kyrgyzstan
GDP Growth Rate	9.0%	6.5%	39% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Insufficient Physical Activity	17.94% of adults	28.91% of adults	38% lower	Uzbekistan
Digital Payments Used	67.46% of adults	49.88% of adults	35% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.9 per 1k	2.8 per 1k	34% lower	Uzbekistan
Land Border Length	4.6K km	6.9K km	34% lower	Uzbekistan
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	15 days/yr	33% higher	Kyrgyzstan
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$8,012.45	$11,878.55	33% lower	Uzbekistan
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.9% of GDP	7.4% of GDP	33% lower	Uzbekistan
Urban Population (%)	34.72%	51%	32% lower	Uzbekistan
Child Mortality	17 per 1k births	13.3 per 1k births	28% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Protected Land (%)	6.8%	9.5%	28% lower	Uzbekistan
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.2% of youth labor force	11.38% of youth labor force	28% lower	Uzbekistan
GNI Per Capita	$2,190	$3,020	27% lower	Uzbekistan
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.5%	27% lower	Uzbekistan
Tobacco Use Prevalence	22.2% of adults	17.7% of adults	25% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Homicide Rate	1.7 per 100k	1.4 per 100k	25% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Education Spending (% GDP)	6.8% of GDP	5.5% of GDP	25% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Credit Card Ownership	8.5% of adults	6.8% of adults	25% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	24.38 µg/m³	31.96 µg/m³	24% lower	Uzbekistan
Nurses & Midwives	4.4 per 1k	5.8 per 1k	23% lower	Uzbekistan
Inequality (Gini)	27.2	34.6	21% lower	Uzbekistan
Death Rate	6.0 per 1k	5.0 per 1k	20% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Border Neighbors	4.0	5.0	20% lower	Uzbekistan
Suicide Rate	6.8 per 100k	8.3 per 100k	18% lower	Uzbekistan
Teen Birth Rate	28.32 per 1k	34.08 per 1k	17% lower	Uzbekistan
Infant Mortality	14.9 per 1k births	12.7 per 1k births	17% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Corruption Perceptions Index	26 pts	31 pts	16% lower	Uzbekistan
Forest Coverage (%)	7.1%	8.5%	16% lower	Uzbekistan
Obesity Rate	24.41%	28.52%	14% lower	Uzbekistan
Women's Political Empowerment	0.73	0.64	14% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	4.2 per 1k	4.9 per 1k	14% lower	Uzbekistan
Inflation Rate	10.8%	9.6%	13% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Meat Consumption per Person	30.46 kg/person/yr	34.41 kg/person/yr	11% lower	Uzbekistan
Safe Drinking Water (%)	73.88%	81.93%	10% lower	Uzbekistan
Median Age	25.1 years	26.9 years	7% lower	Uzbekistan
Hypertension Prevalence	40.6% of adults	43.6% of adults	7% lower	Uzbekistan
Agricultural Land (%)	54.01%	58.06%	7% lower	Uzbekistan
Fertility Rate	2.4 children/woman	2.6 children/woman	7% lower	Uzbekistan
University Enrollment Rate	53.17%	56.52%	6% lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	2.0K kWh/person	2.1K kWh/person	6% lower	Uzbekistan
Dependency Ratio	61.35% of working-age pop.	58.65% of working-age pop.	5% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Political Corruption Index	0.79	0.82	4% lower	Uzbekistan
Birth Rate	18.26 per 1k	18.93 per 1k	4% lower	Uzbekistan
Life Evaluation Score	6.0 pts	6.3 pts	4% lower	Uzbekistan
Youth Population (%)	32.34%	31.1%	4% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Can Raise Emergency Money	88.78% of adults	92.4% of adults	4% lower	Uzbekistan
Human Development Index	0.72	0.74	3% lower	Uzbekistan
Military Spending	3.0% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	3% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Elderly Population (%)	5.7%	5.9%	3% lower	Uzbekistan
Sanitation Access (%)	98.54%	96.55%	2% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	100%	99%	1% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Coastline Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Wind Electricity Share	0%	4.6%	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
Solar Electricity Share	0%	7.5%	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Internet Users (%)	89%	89%	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Life Expectancy	72.2 years	72.4 years	equal	Uzbekistan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Lowest Elevation	132 m	-12 m	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-23.4% of GDP	-3.9% of GDP	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	0 gold medals	19 gold medals	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Food Waste per Person	126.52 kg/person/yr	126.54 kg/person/yr	equal	Uzbekistan

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Analysis

Uzbekistan leads in 74 of 121 shared metrics, while Kyrgyzstan leads in 47.

Kyrgyzstan's Renewable Energy (%) is 26.6x that of Uzbekistan (27.6% vs 1.0%).

Kyrgyzstan's High-Tech Exports (%) is 5.2x that of Uzbekistan (10.67% vs 1.7%).

Kyrgyzstan's Firms Making Informal Payments is 3.2x that of Uzbekistan (28.29% of firms vs 6.7% of firms).

Kyrgyzstan's Firms Asked for Bribes is 3.2x that of Uzbekistan (31.41% of firms vs 7.5% of firms).

Kyrgyzstan's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.8x that of Uzbekistan (40.23% of GDP vs 10.5% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Renewable Energy (%)Kyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

27.6%

Uzbekistan

1.0%

High-Tech Exports (%)Kyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

10.67%

Uzbekistan

1.7%

Firms Making Informal PaymentsKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

28.29% of firms

Uzbekistan

6.7% of firms

Firms Asked for BribesKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

31.41% of firms

Uzbekistan

7.5% of firms

Government Debt (% GDP)Kyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

40.23% of GDP

Uzbekistan

10.5% of GDP

Firms Hit by Power OutagesKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

45.39% of firms

Uzbekistan

14.7% of firms

Renewable Energy (%)

27.6%

1.0%

High-Tech Exports (%)

10.67%

1.7%

Firms Making Informal Payments

28.29% of firms

6.7% of firms

Firms Asked for Bribes

31.41% of firms

7.5% of firms

Government Debt (% GDP)

40.23% of GDP

10.5% of GDP

Firms Hit by Power Outages

45.39% of firms

14.7% of firms

Beer Consumption

0.40 L/person/yr

0.18 L/person/yr

Liberal Democracy Index

0.18

0.08

Imports (% GDP)

84.21% of GDP

37.96% of GDP

Freedom of Expression Index

0.47

0.23

Foreign Patents

4.0

252

Water Stress (%)

15.75%

262.55%

Total CO2 Emissions

10.74 Mt CO2e

148.54 Mt CO2e

Coal Electricity Share

12.61%

6.6%

Railway Length

424 km

4.6K km

Railway Network

417 km

4.7K km

Exports (% GDP)

43.44% of GDP

22.77% of GDP

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

107 per 100 people

1.1K per 100 people

0.11 per 100k people

1.1 per 100k people

Scientific Publications

236.83

2.2K

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Renewable Energy (%)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Firms Making Informal Payments

Firms Asked for Bribes

Government Debt (% GDP)

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Beer Consumption

Liberal Democracy Index

Imports (% GDP)

Freedom of Expression Index

Foreign Patents

Water Stress (%)

Total CO2 Emissions

Coal Electricity Share

Railway Length

Railway Network

Exports (% GDP)

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Scientific Publications

GDP (Nominal)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Air Passengers

Population

Water Withdrawal

Domestic Patents

Broadband Access (%)

Electricity Generation

Electric Generating Capacity

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Firms with Female Top Manager

All-Time Olympic Medals

Seafood Consumption per Person

Alcohol Consumption

Irrigated Land

Armed Forces Personnel

Time Zones Count

Airports

Capital Elevation

Forest Area

Smoking Rate

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Milk Consumption per Person

Highest Elevation

CO2 Per Capita

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Land Area

Population Density

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Energy Use (Per Capita)

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Tourism Revenue

Health Spending Per Capita

Spirits Consumption

Women in Parliament (%)

Electoral Democracy Index

Road Traffic Death Rate

GDP Growth Rate

Insufficient Physical Activity

Digital Payments Used

Doctors (per 1,000)

Land Border Length

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Urban Population (%)

Child Mortality

Protected Land (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate

GNI Per Capita

Unemployment Rate

Tobacco Use Prevalence