What is the difference in goal 11: sustainable cities and communities between Malawi and New Zealand?

0 5 year moving average, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and New Zealand?

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 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs New Zealand: GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Malawi

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

New Zealand

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Malawi rank

1st

New Zealand rank

1st

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities over time

Malawi
New Zealand

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in New Zealand, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malawi ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5558 5 year moving average	0.3333 5 year moving average	0.2225 5 year moving average	Malawi
2010s	0.7285 5 year moving average	0.6632 5 year moving average	0.0653 5 year moving average	Malawi
2020s	0.9583 5 year moving average	0.8473 5 year moving average	0.111 5 year moving average	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 11: sustainable cities and communities, Malawi or New Zealand?: Malawi, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 11: sustainable cities and communities between Malawi and New Zealand?: 0 5 year moving average, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and New Zealand?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Malawi and New Zealand rank globally for goal 11: sustainable cities and communities?: Malawi ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st 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 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (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 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (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: 24 August 2026

SDG Goal 11 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database