Statement:
Equatorial Guinea has a lower Human Development Index than Uzbekistan

In the Human Development Index rating Equatorial Guinea holds position #140 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Uzbekistan is #100 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Equatorial Guinea is worse than position of Uzbekistan.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.

   Equatorial Guinea	'Human Development Index' value is	0.60
   Uzbekistan	'Human Development Index' value is	0.73