What is the difference in goal 3: good health and well-being between Mongolia and South Africa?

0 5 year moving average, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?

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.

Mongolia vs South Africa: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

Mongolia

0.84 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Africa

0.84 5 year moving average

in 2023

Mongolia rank

39th

South Africa rank

39th

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being over time

Mongolia
South Africa

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.84 5 year moving average against 0.84 5 year moving average in South Africa, 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 South Africa ahead.

Mongolia ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 39th of 215 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.7778 5 year moving average	0.8403 5 year moving average	0.0625 5 year moving average	South Africa
2010s	0.8435 5 year moving average	0.8464 5 year moving average	0.0029 5 year moving average	South Africa
2020s	0.8862 5 year moving average	0.89 5 year moving average	0.0038 5 year moving average	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 3: good health and well-being, Mongolia or South Africa?: Mongolia, at 0.84 5 year moving average against 0.84 5 year moving average in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 3: good health and well-being between Mongolia and South Africa?: 0 5 year moving average, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for goal 3: good health and well-being?: Mongolia ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 39th 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