Bangladesh vs South Africa: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Bangladesh
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2023
South Africa
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
81st
South Africa rank
81st

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Africa
0.20.40.60.8200420132023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 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.

Bangladesh ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 81st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2602 5 year moving average 0.3295 5 year moving average 0.0693 5 year moving average South Africa
2010s 0.3858 5 year moving average 0.4287 5 year moving average 0.0429 5 year moving average South Africa
2020s 0.6793 5 year moving average 0.6292 5 year moving average 0.05 5 year moving average Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 5: gender equality, Bangladesh or South Africa?
Bangladesh, at 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Bangladesh and South Africa?
0 5 year moving average, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for goal 5: gender equality?
Bangladesh ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 81st 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 5: Gender Equality (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 5: Gender Equality (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

SDG Goal 5 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database