What is the difference in goal 1: no poverty between Iraq and South Sudan?

0 5 year moving average, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Sudan?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs South Sudan: GOAL 1: No Poverty

Iraq

0.4 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Sudan

0.4 5 year moving average

in 2023

Iraq rank

150th

South Sudan rank

150th

GOAL 1: No Poverty over time

Iraq
South Sudan

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4 5 year moving average against 0.4 5 year moving average in South Sudan, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 150th and South Sudan ranks 150th of 214 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5972 5 year moving average	0.0833 5 year moving average	0.5138 5 year moving average	Iraq
2010s	0.6831 5 year moving average	0.5404 5 year moving average	0.1427 5 year moving average	Iraq
2020s	0.6088 5 year moving average	0.4125 5 year moving average	0.1963 5 year moving average	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 1: no poverty, Iraq or South Sudan?: Iraq, at 0.4 5 year moving average against 0.4 5 year moving average in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 1: no poverty between Iraq and South Sudan?: 0 5 year moving average, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Sudan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Iraq and South Sudan rank globally for goal 1: no poverty?: Iraq ranks 150th and South Sudan ranks 150th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 1 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database