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

0 5 year moving average, with South Africa ahead.

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

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.

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

South Africa

0.84 5 year moving average

in 2023

Suriname

0.84 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Africa rank

39th

Suriname rank

39th

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being over time

South Africa
Suriname

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.84 5 year moving average against 0.84 5 year moving average in Suriname, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

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

South Africa ranks 39th and Suriname 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	South Africa	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8403 5 year moving average	0.759 5 year moving average	0.0813 5 year moving average	South Africa
2010s	0.8464 5 year moving average	0.8288 5 year moving average	0.0176 5 year moving average	South Africa
2020s	0.89 5 year moving average	0.878 5 year moving average	0.012 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, South Africa or Suriname?: South Africa, at 0.84 5 year moving average against 0.84 5 year moving average in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 3: good health and well-being between South Africa and Suriname?: 0 5 year moving average, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Suriname rank globally for goal 3: good health and well-being?: South Africa ranks 39th and Suriname 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