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

0 5 year moving average, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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.

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

New Zealand

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Samoa

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

New Zealand rank

1st

Samoa rank

1st

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities over time

New Zealand
Samoa

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Samoa ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3333 5 year moving average	0.2917 5 year moving average	0.0417 5 year moving average	New Zealand
2010s	0.6632 5 year moving average	0.5067 5 year moving average	0.1565 5 year moving average	New Zealand
2020s	0.8473 5 year moving average	0.7802 5 year moving average	0.067 5 year moving average	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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