Uzbekistan

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Renewable share of energy use: 1% (2021). World rank 191 of 212 (1 = best); in Asia, 39 of 49. Research spending, share of GDP: 0.1% (2024). World rank 99 of 115 (1 = best); in Asia, 27 of 36. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 35.5% → 89.5%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 72 → 110, and home broadband per 100 people 2.7 → 34.7. Better than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan): home broadband per 100 people.