What is the difference in goal 3: good health and well-being between Lesotho and Nigeria?

0 5 year moving average, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?

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 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Nigeria: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

Lesotho

0.72 5 year moving average

in 2023

Nigeria

0.72 5 year moving average

in 2023

Lesotho rank

144th

Nigeria rank

144th

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being over time

Lesotho
Nigeria

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.72 5 year moving average against 0.72 5 year moving average in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria ahead.

Lesotho ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 144th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5925 5 year moving average	0.5823 5 year moving average	0.0102 5 year moving average	Lesotho
2010s	0.6635 5 year moving average	0.6875 5 year moving average	0.024 5 year moving average	Nigeria
2020s	0.7405 5 year moving average	0.7505 5 year moving average	0.01 5 year moving average	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 3: good health and well-being, Lesotho or Nigeria?: Lesotho, at 0.72 5 year moving average against 0.72 5 year moving average in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 3: good health and well-being between Lesotho and Nigeria?: 0 5 year moving average, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for goal 3: good health and well-being?: Lesotho ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 144th 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 3: Good Health and Well-being (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 3: Good Health and Well-being (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 3 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database