What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between Malta and Puerto Rico?

0 5 year moving average, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?

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.

Malta vs Puerto Rico: GOAL 15: Life on Land

Malta

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Malta rank

186th

Puerto Rico rank

186th

GOAL 15: Life on Land over time

Malta
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico ahead.

Malta ranks 186th and Puerto Rico ranks 186th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4833 5 year moving average	0.6558 5 year moving average	0.1725 5 year moving average	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.5381 5 year moving average	0.6554 5 year moving average	0.1173 5 year moving average	Puerto Rico
2020s	0.5843 5 year moving average	0.608 5 year moving average	0.0237 5 year moving average	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 15: life on land, Malta or Puerto Rico?: Malta, at 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between Malta and Puerto Rico?: 0 5 year moving average, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for goal 15: life on land?: Malta ranks 186th and Puerto Rico ranks 186th 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: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database