Uzbekistan and Sweden are almost exactly the same size
Uzbekistan covers about 448,000 km² (173,000 mi²) and Sweden about 446,000 km² (172,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 448,000km²Uzbekistan
- 446,000km²Sweden
500 km
- Uzbekistan
- Sweden
What fits
- Sweden is 100% of the size of Uzbekistan.
- The measured areas differ by 1,650 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uzbekistan is about 14.6, Sweden about 14.5.
How they differ
- Uzbekistan also has the larger population: 34.9 million against 10.6 million, 3.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Uzbekistan against 24 in Sweden: Uzbekistan is 3.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,820 km apart.
- On a standard web map Sweden looks larger than Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Sweden at 62°N about 4.7×, so the map shows Sweden as 2.58× the size of Uzbekistan, when Uzbekistan is 1.00× the size of Sweden.
- Together Uzbekistan and Sweden cover 894,000 km², close to the size of Nigeria (907,000 km², 1.5% bigger).
- At Sweden's density, Uzbekistan would have 10.6 million people (it has 34.9 million). At Uzbekistan's density, Sweden would have 34.8 million (it has 10.6 million).
- Sweden's centre is 20.6° of latitude, about 2,290 km, farther north than Uzbekistan's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Uzbekistan | 1.00× |
| More people | Uzbekistan | 3.29× |
| More crowded | Uzbekistan | 3.28× |
| Farther north | Sweden | 20.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Sweden | 4.7× against 1.8× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Uzbekistan | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 14.6× | 14.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.84× | 1.83× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.25× | 1.25× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.20× | 1.19× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.82× | 0.81× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.14× | 0.14× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Uzbekistan | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 448,000 km²173,000 mi² | 446,000 km²172,000 mi² |
| Population | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2021 | 10.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 78 per km² | 24 per km² |
| Official area | 449,000 km²Wikidata | 447,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Tashkent | Stockholm |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 46°N | 55°N to 69°N |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 449,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 448,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 447,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 446,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11