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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Uzbekistan: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Uzbekistan is placed 93rd of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 56 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 26.46 (2023).
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93rd
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Uzbekistan on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
26.46
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Uzbekistan: 26.46. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Central Asia
- 4.52 Turkmenistan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 520.5 · Kazakhstan 9.58 · Kyrgyzstan 41.9 · Tajikistan 13.86 · Turkmenistan 4.52
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.74
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 107th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Uzbekistan: 0.74. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Central Asia
- 0.837 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 0.496 · Kazakhstan 0.837 · Kyrgyzstan 0.72 · Tajikistan 0.691 · Turkmenistan 0.764
02Over time
Which way Uzbekistan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
UzbekistanWorld median
Uzbekistan fell from 42.37 in 2000 to 26.46 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Uzbekistan World median 2023 26.46 46.7 2022 27.40 53.0 2021 27.92 76.6 2020 28.69 56.0 2019 29.21 48.4 2018 29.18 49.3 2017 30.07 47.2 2016 30.57 50.6 2015 31.18 51.9 2014 31.74 52.8 2013 32.25 53.3 2012 32.78 54.6 2011 33.42 55.0 2010 34.01 56.1 2009 34.08 56.3 2008 35.31 55.8 2007 36.52 56.8 2006 38.43 58.1 2005 39.45 60.1 2004 39.44 63.0 2003 39.97 66.8 2002 40.60 66.0 2001 41.78 68.1 2000 42.37 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
UzbekistanWorld median
Uzbekistan rose from 0.603 in 2000 to 0.74 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Uzbekistan World median 2023 0.740 0.7620 2022 0.737 0.7610 2021 0.727 0.7450 2020 0.723 0.7425 2019 0.730 0.7515 2018 0.725 0.7520 2017 0.719 0.7480 2016 0.714 0.7500 2015 0.707 0.7430 2014 0.703 0.7410 2013 0.698 0.7390 2012 0.692 0.7350 2011 0.686 0.7250 2010 0.681 0.7250 2009 0.672 0.7220 2008 0.663 0.7180 2007 0.658 0.7100 2006 0.644 0.7045 2005 0.638 0.6960 2004 0.632 0.6960 2003 0.625 0.6910 2002 0.618 0.6845 2001 0.610 0.6770 2000 0.603 0.6720
03In context
Uzbekistan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Uzbekistan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan | 44th | 94.3 | 9.58 | 0.837 |
 Turkmenistan | 73rd | 42.7 | 4.52 | 0.764 |
| Uzbekistan | 93rd | 56 | 26.46 | 0.74 |
 Tajikistan | 104th | 34.1 | 13.86 | 0.691 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 112th | 42.9 | 41.9 | 0.72 |
 Afghanistan | 189th | 7.5 | 520.5 | 0.496 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Uzbekistan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Uzbekistan is ahead of the world, and behind
49 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median26
Statistics on which Uzbekistan does better than the middle country measured.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909990▲ Improved since 2015
Uzbekistan: 99 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2463.8423.246▲ Improved since 2015
Uzbekistan: 3.842 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 7th of 78 · derived.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.13.417.1No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 3.4 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 128th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.215.84810.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Uzbekistan: 5.848 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 138th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919891▼ Worsened since 2015
Uzbekistan: 98 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.410098.4No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 100 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.810080.8No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 100 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0060.039No real change since 2018
Uzbekistan: 0.006 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 86th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0725,3443,072No real change since 2013
Uzbekistan: 5,344 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 39th of 179 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.919.933No real change since 2013
Uzbekistan: 11.91 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 193 · derived.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.86.50613.8No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 6.506 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 126th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.862.275.8No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 62.2 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 70th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.381.4969.3▲ Improved since 2016
Uzbekistan: 81.49 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 58th of 188 · derived.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.6230.564No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 0.623 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 57th of 172 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.755123.75No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 51 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5462.4213.546No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 2.421 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 109th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 060No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 6 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.6527.318.65No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 27.3 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.7020.678▲ Improved since 2013
Uzbekistan: 0.702 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 156 · derived.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2522.3014.252No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 2.301 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 91st of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.2910.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Uzbekistan: 0.291 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 74th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Foundational ID OwnershipWorld Bank Group (ID4D) · 2024 · world median 94.495.8694.4No real change since 2017
Uzbekistan: 95.86 · world median 94.4 · Adults who own a foundational ID (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group (ID4D), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 42.62 to 100; higher is better.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1637.048.163▲ Improved since 2013
Uzbekistan: 7.04 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 112th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5413.3514.54▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 13.35 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 105th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1347.658.134▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 7.65 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 104th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.944.543.9No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 44.5 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Uzbekistan does worse than the middle country measured.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2612.7612.26▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 12.76 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 97th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89012,55912,890▲ Improved since 2012
Uzbekistan: 12,559 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 87th of 166 · derived.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.944.145.9No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 44.1 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.12.722.1▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 2.72 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6372.3974.63No real change since 2013
Uzbekistan: 72.39 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 134th of 222 · derived.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26511,62317,265▲ Improved since 2015
Uzbekistan: 11,623 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 116th of 185 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6742.8446.67▲ Improved since 2012
Uzbekistan: 42.84 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 195 · derived.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9510.971▼ Worsened since 2013
Uzbekistan: 0.951 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 120th of 184 · derived.
Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8359.6672.83▼ Worsened since 2014
Uzbekistan: 59.66 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 139 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.4613.34No real change since 2013
Uzbekistan: 12.46 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 129th of 195 · derived.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.8224.637.82▲ Improved since 2021
Uzbekistan: 24.63 · world median 7.82 · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 93.58; lower is better.
Position 20th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.347.271.34▼ Worsened since 2021
Uzbekistan: 7.27 · world median 1.34 · Population below $4.20 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 72.3; lower is better.
Position 18th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prosperity GapWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.7543.1991.754No real change since 2021
Uzbekistan: 3.199 · world median 1.754 · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.406 to 12.06; lower is better.
Position 18th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8585.7732.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Uzbekistan: 5.773 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 51st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.934.070.93▼ Worsened since 2021
Uzbekistan: 4.07 · world median 0.93 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 13th of 58 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7425.240.74No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 25.2 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 110th of 136 · derived.
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.3451.590.345▼ Worsened since 2021
Uzbekistan: 1.59 · world median 0.345 · Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 19.95; lower is better.
Position 8th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.1850.840.185▼ Worsened since 2021
Uzbekistan: 0.84 · world median 0.185 · Squared poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (0–100). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 9.74; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2620.7711.26Moved since 2015
Uzbekistan: 20.77 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 13th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1318.413No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 18.4 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5791.1062.579Moved since 2013
Uzbekistan: 1.106 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 88th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Uzbekistan
Coefficient of Human Inequality, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2007), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2010), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) (last 2007) and Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Uzbekistan’s 16 topics
Development & Human Capital is Uzbekistan’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge25th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience58th of 1934/4 keys
- Digital & Technology79th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 72nd of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality67th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing86th of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital93rd of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture89th of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 110th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation118th of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 131st of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 131st of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 145th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 132nd of 1772/4 keys
- Energyjoint 144th of 1652/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 166th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Uzbekistan can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Israel10th3/3 keysHighest in Central Asia
Kazakhstan44th3/3 keysThis page
Uzbekistan93rd3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Uzbekistan and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Uzbekistan on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Uzbekistan rank on development & human capital?
Uzbekistan is placed 93rd of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Uzbekistan?
56 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Uzbekistan?
26.46 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Uzbekistan compare with Afghanistan on development & human capital?
Afghanistan is placed 189th of 196, and Uzbekistan 93rd. Social Protection Coverage: Afghanistan 7.5, Uzbekistan 56; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Afghanistan 520.5, Uzbekistan 26.46; Human Development Index: Afghanistan 0.496, Uzbekistan 0.74.
How have Uzbekistan’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 42.37 in 2000 to 26.46 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.603 in 2000 to 0.74 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Uzbekistan?
No current reading is published for Uzbekistan on Coefficient of Human Inequality, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, GNI per Capita (PPP), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) and Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 49 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Uzbekistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Uzbekistan (banner) — Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Uzbekistan: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/uzbekistan/development