What is the difference in goal 1: no poverty between North Korea and Lesotho?

0 5 year moving average, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Lesotho?

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.

North Korea vs Lesotho: GOAL 1: No Poverty

North Korea

0.4 5 year moving average

in 2023

Lesotho

0.4 5 year moving average

in 2023

North Korea rank

150th

Lesotho rank

150th

GOAL 1: No Poverty over time

North Korea
Lesotho

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.4 5 year moving average against 0.4 5 year moving average in Lesotho, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 150th and Lesotho ranks 150th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 5 year moving average	0.1808 5 year moving average	0.1808 5 year moving average	Lesotho
2010s	0 5 year moving average	0.4359 5 year moving average	0.4359 5 year moving average	Lesotho
2020s	0.167 5 year moving average	0.4795 5 year moving average	0.3125 5 year moving average	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 1: no poverty, North Korea or Lesotho?: North Korea, at 0.4 5 year moving average against 0.4 5 year moving average in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 1: no poverty between North Korea and Lesotho?: 0 5 year moving average, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Lesotho?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Lesotho rank globally for goal 1: no poverty?: North Korea ranks 150th and Lesotho ranks 150th of 215 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