What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between China and Eswatini?

0 5 year moving average, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eswatini?

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 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Eswatini: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

China

0.7 5 year moving average

in 2023

Eswatini

0.7 5 year moving average

in 2023

China rank

71st

Eswatini rank

71st

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger over time

China
Eswatini

How they compare

China currently reports 0.7 5 year moving average against 0.7 5 year moving average in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini ahead.

China ranks 71st and Eswatini ranks 71st of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6028 5 year moving average	0.6745 5 year moving average	0.0717 5 year moving average	Eswatini
2010s	0.7231 5 year moving average	0.8068 5 year moving average	0.0837 5 year moving average	Eswatini
2020s	0.775 5 year moving average	0.7 5 year moving average	0.075 5 year moving average	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 2: zero hunger, China or Eswatini?: China, at 0.7 5 year moving average against 0.7 5 year moving average in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between China and Eswatini?: 0 5 year moving average, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eswatini?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do China and Eswatini rank globally for goal 2: zero hunger?: China ranks 71st and Eswatini ranks 71st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (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 2: Zero Hunger (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 2 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database