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Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan

116 shared metrics.

TajikistanLeads in 37

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UzbekistanLeads in 79

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Tajikistan

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Tajikistan.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the Persian suffix -ostan means "land," so the country name means "Land of the Tajik [people].

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 79 of 116 shared metrics, while Tajikistan leads in 37.

Tajikistan's Renewable Energy (%) is 33.9x that of Uzbekistan (34.9% vs 1.0%).

Tajikistan's High-Tech Exports (%) is 7.8x that of Uzbekistan (15.21% vs 1.7%).

Tajikistan's Broadband Access (%) is 5.7x that of Uzbekistan (202 per 100 people vs 30 per 100 people).

Tajikistan's Government Debt (% GDP) is 3.0x that of Uzbekistan (42% of GDP vs 10.5% of GDP).

Tajikistan's Unemployment Rate is 1.6x that of Uzbekistan (11.63% vs 4.5%).

Key Comparisons

Renewable Energy (%)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

34.9%

Uzbekistan

1.0%

High-Tech Exports (%)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

15.21%

Uzbekistan

1.7%

Broadband Access (%)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

202 per 100 people

Uzbekistan

30 per 100 people

Government Debt (% GDP)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

42% of GDP

Uzbekistan

10.5% of GDP

Unemployment RateTajikistan leads

Tajikistan

11.63%

Uzbekistan

4.5%

Protected Land (%)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

22.6%

Uzbekistan

9.5%

All Metrics

Renewable Energy (%)

Tajikistan

34.9%

Uzbekistan

1.0%

3390% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Tajikistan

15.21%

Uzbekistan

1.7%

777% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Tajikistan

202 per 100 people

Uzbekistan

30 per 100 people

573% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Tajikistan

42% of GDP

Uzbekistan

10.5% of GDP

300% higher

Unemployment Rate

Tajikistan

11.63%

Uzbekistan

4.5%

159% higher

Protected Land (%)

Tajikistan

22.6%

Uzbekistan

9.5%

138% higher

Child Mortality

Tajikistan

27.3 per 1k births

Uzbekistan

13.3 per 1k births

105% higher

Foreign Patents

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

8.0

Uzbekistan

252

97% lower

Scientific Publications

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

110.17

Uzbekistan

2.2K

95% lower

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

1.0 gold medals

Uzbekistan

19 gold medals

95% lower

Water Stress (%)

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

16.71%

Uzbekistan

262.55%

94% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

72.56 gCO2/kWh

Uzbekistan

1.0K gCO2/kWh

93% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

9.8 Mt CO2e

Uzbekistan

148.54 Mt CO2e

93% lower

Forest Area

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

4.3K km²

Uzbekistan

37.7K km²

89% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

119 per 100 people

Uzbekistan

1.1K per 100 people

89% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

$14,204,575,548.55

Uzbekistan

$114,965,293,466.61

88% lower

Railway Network

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

620 km

Uzbekistan

4.7K km

87% lower

Air Passengers

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

690.7K

Uzbekistan

4.85M

86% lower

All-Time Olympic Medals

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

7.0 medals

Uzbekistan

50 medals

86% lower

Railway Length

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

680 km

Uzbekistan

4.6K km

85% lower

Comparison of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan across 116 metrics
				Winner
Renewable Energy (%)	34.9%	1.0%	3390% higher	Tajikistan
High-Tech Exports (%)	15.21%	1.7%	777% higher	Tajikistan
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	30 per 100 people	573% higher	Tajikistan
Government Debt (% GDP)	42% of GDP	10.5% of GDP	300% higher	Tajikistan
Unemployment Rate	11.63%	4.5%	159% higher	Tajikistan
Protected Land (%)	22.6%	9.5%	138% higher	Tajikistan
Child Mortality	27.3 per 1k births	13.3 per 1k births	105% higher	Tajikistan
Foreign Patents	8.0	252	97% lower	Uzbekistan
Scientific Publications	110.17	2.2K	95% lower	Uzbekistan
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	1.0 gold medals	19 gold medals	95% lower	Uzbekistan
Water Stress (%)	16.71%	262.55%	94% lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	72.56 gCO2/kWh	1.0K gCO2/kWh	93% lower	Uzbekistan
Total CO2 Emissions	9.8 Mt CO2e	148.54 Mt CO2e	93% lower	Uzbekistan
Forest Area	4.3K km²	37.7K km²	89% lower	Uzbekistan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	119 per 100 people	1.1K per 100 people	89% lower	Uzbekistan
GDP (Nominal)	$14,204,575,548.55	$114,965,293,466.61	88% lower	Uzbekistan
Railway Network	620 km	4.7K km	87% lower	Uzbekistan
Air Passengers	690.7K	4.85M	86% lower	Uzbekistan
All-Time Olympic Medals	7.0 medals	50 medals	86% lower	Uzbekistan
Railway Length	680 km	4.6K km	85% lower	Uzbekistan
Irrigated Land	5.7K km²	37.3K km²	85% lower	Uzbekistan
Seafood Consumption per Person	0.66 kg/person/yr	4.0 kg/person/yr	84% lower	Uzbekistan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.04	0.23	82% lower	Uzbekistan
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.20 per 100k people	1.1 per 100k people	82% lower	Uzbekistan
Infant Mortality	22.9 per 1k births	12.7 per 1k births	80% higher	Tajikistan
Spirits Consumption	0.41 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	77% lower	Uzbekistan
Water Withdrawal	10.6 B m³	42.9 B m³	75% lower	Uzbekistan
Armed Forces Personnel	17.0K	68.0K	75% lower	Uzbekistan
Beer Consumption	0.31 L/person/yr	0.18 L/person/yr	74% higher	Tajikistan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	27.18 per 100k	104.87 per 100k	74% lower	Uzbekistan
Tourism Revenue	$102,400,001.53	$395,000,000	74% lower	Uzbekistan
CO2 Per Capita	1.0 t/person/yr	3.8 t/person/yr	74% lower	Uzbekistan
Energy Use (Per Capita)	375.2 kg oil eq/person	1.4K kg oil eq/person	73% lower	Uzbekistan
Firms Hit by Power Outages	25.24% of firms	14.7% of firms	72% higher	Tajikistan
Electricity Generation	22.61 TWh	81.29 TWh	72% lower	Uzbekistan
Population	10.59M	37.02M	71% lower	Uzbekistan
Suicide Rate	2.4 per 100k	8.3 per 100k	71% lower	Uzbekistan
Land Area	138.8K km²	440.6K km²	69% lower	Uzbekistan
Airports	20	61	67% lower	Uzbekistan
Alcohol Consumption	0.74 L/adult/yr	2.1 L/adult/yr	65% lower	Uzbekistan
Forest Coverage (%)	3.1%	8.5%	64% lower	Uzbekistan
Electric Generating Capacity	6.48M kW	17.90M kW	64% lower	Uzbekistan
Highest Elevation	7.5K m	4.6K m	61% higher	Tajikistan
Milk Consumption per Person	54.54 kg/person/yr	130.81 kg/person/yr	58% lower	Uzbekistan
Capital Elevation	706 m	455 m	55% higher	Tajikistan
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$5,405.98	$11,878.55	54% lower	Uzbekistan
Health Spending Per Capita	$78.61	$169.43	54% lower	Uzbekistan
Meat Consumption per Person	16.47 kg/person/yr	34.41 kg/person/yr	52% lower	Uzbekistan
Agricultural Land (%)	27.95%	58.06%	52% lower	Uzbekistan
Urban Population (%)	26.18%	51%	49% lower	Uzbekistan
Road Traffic Death Rate	13.9 per 100k	9.3 per 100k	49% higher	Tajikistan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.04	0.08	46% lower	Uzbekistan
Firms with Female Top Manager	6.6% of firms	12.34% of firms	46% lower	Uzbekistan
GNI Per Capita	$1,650	$3,020	45% lower	Uzbekistan
Land Border Length	4.1K km	6.9K km	40% lower	Uzbekistan
Corruption Perceptions Index	19 pts	31 pts	39% lower	Uzbekistan
University Enrollment Rate	35.64%	56.52%	37% lower	Uzbekistan
Internet Users (%)	57%	89%	36% lower	Uzbekistan
Homicide Rate	0.89 per 100k	1.4 per 100k	36% lower	Uzbekistan
Military Spending	1.8% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	36% lower	Uzbekistan
Fertility Rate	3.5 children/woman	2.6 children/woman	35% higher	Tajikistan
Birth Rate	25.31 per 1k	18.93 per 1k	34% higher	Tajikistan
Elderly Population (%)	3.9%	5.9%	34% lower	Uzbekistan
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	33% lower	Uzbekistan
Women's Political Empowerment	0.43	0.64	33% lower	Uzbekistan
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.9 per 1k	2.8 per 1k	33% lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	1.5K kWh/person	2.1K kWh/person	30% lower	Uzbekistan
Coal Electricity Share	4.7%	6.6%	29% lower	Uzbekistan
Women in Parliament (%)	26.98%	38%	29% lower	Uzbekistan
GDP Growth Rate	8.4%	6.5%	29% higher	Tajikistan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	5.0 sites	7.0 sites	29% lower	Uzbekistan
Imports (% GDP)	48.44% of GDP	37.96% of GDP	28% higher	Tajikistan
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.59% of youth labor force	11.38% of youth labor force	28% higher	Tajikistan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.16	0.22	28% lower	Uzbekistan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.09% of GDP	0.13% of GDP	28% lower	Uzbekistan
Obesity Rate	20.81%	28.52%	27% lower	Uzbekistan
Firms Making Informal Payments	5.0% of firms	6.7% of firms	26% lower	Uzbekistan
Credit Card Ownership	8.6% of adults	6.8% of adults	26% higher	Tajikistan
Exports (% GDP)	17.19% of GDP	22.77% of GDP	24% lower	Uzbekistan
Insufficient Physical Activity	35.2% of adults	28.91% of adults	22% higher	Tajikistan
Safe Drinking Water (%)	65.11%	81.93%	21% lower	Uzbekistan
Firms Asked for Bribes	9.1% of firms	7.5% of firms	21% higher	Tajikistan
Inflation Rate	7.7%	9.6%	20% lower	Uzbekistan
Border Neighbors	4.0	5.0	20% lower	Uzbekistan
Teen Birth Rate	40.44 per 1k	34.08 per 1k	19% higher	Tajikistan
Median Age	21.9 years	26.9 years	19% lower	Uzbekistan
Youth Population (%)	36.26%	31.1%	17% higher	Tajikistan
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.1% of GDP	2.5% of GDP	17% lower	Uzbekistan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	37.05 µg/m³	31.96 µg/m³	16% higher	Tajikistan
Dependency Ratio	66.98% of working-age pop.	58.65% of working-age pop.	14% higher	Tajikistan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	4.3 per 1k	4.9 per 1k	12% lower	Uzbekistan
Death Rate	4.5 per 1k	5.0 per 1k	11% lower	Uzbekistan
Life Evaluation Score	5.6 pts	6.3 pts	11% lower	Uzbekistan
Political Corruption Index	0.89	0.82	9% higher	Tajikistan
Human Development Index	0.69	0.74	7% lower	Uzbekistan
Population Density	74.86 /km²	80.91 /km²	7% lower	Uzbekistan
Nurses & Midwives	5.4 per 1k	5.8 per 1k	7% lower	Uzbekistan
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	10.75% of GDP	11.53% of GDP	7% lower	Uzbekistan
Inequality (Gini)	36.1	34.6	4% higher	Tajikistan
Hypertension Prevalence	45.5% of adults	43.6% of adults	4% higher	Tajikistan
Health Spending (% GDP)	7.6% of GDP	7.4% of GDP	4% higher	Tajikistan
Can Raise Emergency Money	94.82% of adults	92.4% of adults	3% higher	Tajikistan
Sanitation Access (%)	95.99%	96.55%	1% lower	Uzbekistan
Life Expectancy	71.8 years	72.4 years	1% lower	Uzbekistan
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.4% of GDP	5.5% of GDP	1% lower	Uzbekistan
Digital Payments Used	49.33% of adults	49.88% of adults	1% lower	Uzbekistan
Coastline Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Tajikistan
Wind Electricity Share	0%	4.6%	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
Solar Electricity Share	0%	7.5%	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Tajikistan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Tajikistan
Lowest Elevation	300 m	-12 m	ranked higher	Tajikistan
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Tajikistan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	16.6% of GDP	-3.9% of GDP	ranked higher	Tajikistan
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Tajikistan
Food Waste per Person	126.49 kg/person/yr	126.54 kg/person/yr	equal	Uzbekistan

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Analysis

Uzbekistan leads in 79 of 116 shared metrics, while Tajikistan leads in 37.

Tajikistan's Renewable Energy (%) is 33.9x that of Uzbekistan (34.9% vs 1.0%).

Tajikistan's High-Tech Exports (%) is 7.8x that of Uzbekistan (15.21% vs 1.7%).

Tajikistan's Broadband Access (%) is 5.7x that of Uzbekistan (202 per 100 people vs 30 per 100 people).

Tajikistan's Government Debt (% GDP) is 3.0x that of Uzbekistan (42% of GDP vs 10.5% of GDP).

Tajikistan's Unemployment Rate is 1.6x that of Uzbekistan (11.63% vs 4.5%).

Key Comparisons

Renewable Energy (%)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

34.9%

Uzbekistan

1.0%

High-Tech Exports (%)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

15.21%

Uzbekistan

1.7%

Broadband Access (%)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

202 per 100 people

Uzbekistan

30 per 100 people

Government Debt (% GDP)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

42% of GDP

Uzbekistan

10.5% of GDP

Unemployment RateTajikistan leads

Tajikistan

11.63%

Uzbekistan

4.5%

Protected Land (%)Tajikistan leads

Tajikistan

22.6%

Uzbekistan

9.5%

Renewable Energy (%)

34.9%

1.0%

High-Tech Exports (%)

15.21%

1.7%

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

30 per 100 people

Government Debt (% GDP)

42% of GDP

10.5% of GDP

Unemployment Rate

11.63%

4.5%

Protected Land (%)

22.6%

9.5%

Child Mortality

27.3 per 1k births

13.3 per 1k births

Foreign Patents

8.0

252

Scientific Publications

110.17

2.2K

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

1.0 gold medals

19 gold medals

Water Stress (%)

16.71%

262.55%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

72.56 gCO2/kWh

1.0K gCO2/kWh

Total CO2 Emissions

9.8 Mt CO2e

148.54 Mt CO2e

Forest Area

4.3K km²

37.7K km²

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

119 per 100 people

1.1K per 100 people

GDP (Nominal)

$14,204,575,548.55

$114,965,293,466.61

Railway Network

620 km

4.7K km

Air Passengers

690.7K

4.85M

All-Time Olympic Medals

7.0 medals

50 medals

Railway Length

680 km

4.6K km

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Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Renewable Energy (%)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Broadband Access (%)

Government Debt (% GDP)

Unemployment Rate

Protected Land (%)

Child Mortality

Foreign Patents

Scientific Publications

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Water Stress (%)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Total CO2 Emissions

Forest Area

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

GDP (Nominal)

Railway Network

Air Passengers

All-Time Olympic Medals

Railway Length

Irrigated Land

Seafood Consumption per Person

Freedom of Expression Index

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Infant Mortality

Spirits Consumption

Water Withdrawal

Armed Forces Personnel

Beer Consumption

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Tourism Revenue

CO2 Per Capita

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Electricity Generation

Population

Suicide Rate

Land Area

Airports

Alcohol Consumption

Forest Coverage (%)

Electric Generating Capacity

Highest Elevation

Milk Consumption per Person

Capital Elevation

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Health Spending Per Capita

Meat Consumption per Person

Agricultural Land (%)

Urban Population (%)

Road Traffic Death Rate

Liberal Democracy Index

Firms with Female Top Manager

GNI Per Capita

Land Border Length

Corruption Perceptions Index

University Enrollment Rate

Internet Users (%)

Homicide Rate

Military Spending

Fertility Rate

Birth Rate

Elderly Population (%)

Time Zones Count

Women's Political Empowerment

Doctors (per 1,000)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Coal Electricity Share

Women in Parliament (%)

GDP Growth Rate

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Imports (% GDP)