Real size
How big is Uzbekistan really?
447,000 km²
173,000 sq mi · 57th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Sweden
Normal web maps draw it 1.8× too big
Uzbekistan covers 447,000 km² (173,000 sq mi), about the size of Sweden. A normal web map draws it about 1.8 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 42°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 447,000 km²
- Size rank
- 57th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.8× too big
- Latitude
- 42°N
Countries about the same size
- SwedenAbout the same size
- YemenAbout the same size
- IraqAbout the same size
- Papua New GuineaAbout the same size
- CameroonAbout the same size
Uzbekistan through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan covers about 447,000 km² (173,000 sq mi). It is the 57th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Uzbekistan look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Uzbekistan about 1.8 times too big.
- Is Uzbekistan bigger than Yemen?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Uzbekistan bigger than Sweden?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.