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

0.04 5 year moving average, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?

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.

Malaysia vs Thailand: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

Malaysia

0.92 5 year moving average

in 2023

Thailand

0.96 5 year moving average

in 2023

Malaysia rank

3rd

Thailand rank

1st

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being over time

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.96 5 year moving average against 0.92 5 year moving average in Malaysia, a difference of 0.04 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8193 5 year moving average	0.801 5 year moving average	0.0183 5 year moving average	Malaysia
2010s	0.8435 5 year moving average	0.838 5 year moving average	0.0055 5 year moving average	Malaysia
2020s	0.9062 5 year moving average	0.948 5 year moving average	0.0417 5 year moving average	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 3: good health and well-being, Malaysia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.96 5 year moving average against 0.92 5 year moving average in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 3: good health and well-being between Malaysia and Thailand?: 0.04 5 year moving average, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for goal 3: good health and well-being?: Malaysia ranks 3rd and Thailand 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 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: 24 August 2026

SDG Goal 3 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database