What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between New Zealand and Vanuatu?

0 5 year moving average, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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.

New Zealand vs Vanuatu: GOAL 15: Life on Land

New Zealand

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

Vanuatu

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

New Zealand rank

99th

Vanuatu rank

99th

GOAL 15: Life on Land over time

New Zealand
Vanuatu

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu ahead.

New Zealand ranks 99th and Vanuatu ranks 99th 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	Vanuatu	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	New Zealand
2020s	0.892 5 year moving average	0.867 5 year moving average	0.025 5 year moving average	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 15: life on land, New Zealand or Vanuatu?: New Zealand, at 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between New Zealand and Vanuatu?: 0 5 year moving average, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Vanuatu?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Vanuatu rank globally for goal 15: life on land?: New Zealand ranks 99th and Vanuatu ranks 99th 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