What is the difference in goal 10: reduced inequality between Kenya and South Africa?

0 5 year moving average, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?

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 10: Reduced Inequality (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs South Africa: GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality

Kenya

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Africa

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

Kenya rank

21st

South Africa rank

21st

GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality over time

Kenya
South Africa

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.875 5 year moving average against 0.875 5 year moving average in South Africa, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 21st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4722 5 year moving average	0.4722 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.45 5 year moving average	0.5401 5 year moving average	0.0901 5 year moving average	South Africa
2020s	0.7802 5 year moving average	0.699 5 year moving average	0.0813 5 year moving average	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 10: reduced inequality, Kenya or South Africa?: Kenya, at 0.875 5 year moving average against 0.875 5 year moving average in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 10: reduced inequality between Kenya and South Africa?: 0 5 year moving average, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for goal 10: reduced inequality?: Kenya ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 21st 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 10: Reduced Inequality (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 10: Reduced Inequality (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 10 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database