What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between Greece and South Africa?

0 5 year moving average, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs South Africa: GOAL 15: Life on Land

Greece

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Africa

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

Greece rank

1st

South Africa rank

1st

GOAL 15: Life on Land over time

Greece
South Africa

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 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.

Greece ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1 5 year moving average	1 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.9556 5 year moving average	0.9223 5 year moving average	0.0333 5 year moving average	Greece
2020s	0.9127 5 year moving average	0.9127 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 15: life on land, Greece or South Africa?: Greece, at 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between Greece and South Africa?: 0 5 year moving average, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Africa?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Greece and South Africa rank globally for goal 15: life on land?: Greece ranks 1st and South Africa 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 15: Life on Land (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 15: Life on Land (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 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database