Asia · Central Asia
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan covers about 448,000 km² (173,000 mi²), the 58th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Sweden, at about 446,000 km².
- 448,000km²Area, main territory
- 34.9 millionPopulation
- 14.6In Belgiums
500 km
- Uzbekistan
Facts
| Area, main territory | 448,000 km²173,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 449,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 14.6 |
| Capital | Tashkent |
| Population | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 78 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 46°N |
| In other languages | Uzbekistán Español · Usbekistan Deutsch · Ouzbékistan Français · Uzbequistão Português · ウズベキスタン 日本語 · 乌兹别克斯坦 中文 · 우즈베키스탄 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#15 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Uzbekistan
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 37.9× the size of Uzbekistan.
- At 78 people per km², Uzbekistan is the 87th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large in area, so Uzbekistan looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Uzbekistan's main territory stretches about 933 km north to south and 1,440 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 449,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 448,000 km², to within 2%.
How Uzbekistan measures up
Uzbekistan holds 1.4% of the land area and 0.8% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Central Asia it is the 3rd largest of 5.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 448,000 km² | 57th of 239 |
| Population | 34.9 million | 42nd of 237 |
| Density | 78 per km² | 87th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 41.8°N | 50th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Uzbekistan is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 14.6× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1.84× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1.25× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1.20× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.82× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.14× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
Where Uzbekistan sits
- Uzbekistan's centre lies at 41.8°N, 63.3°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 4,650 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 37°N to 46°N, about 930 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Uzbekistan had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Uzbekistan would have 560.9 million people. It has 34.9 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Uzbekistan would have 1.7 million people. It has 34.9 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 32.4 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Asia
- China9,375,000 km²
- India3,151,000 km²
- Kazakhstan2,714,000 km²
- Saudi Arabia1,922,000 km²
- Indonesia1,880,000 km²
- Uzbekistan#15 · 448,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11