What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Botswana and Zambia?

0 5 year moving average, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?

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 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Zambia: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Botswana

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Zambia

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Botswana rank

80th

Zambia rank

80th

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

Botswana
Zambia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Zambia, 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 Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 80th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2602 5 year moving average	0.2363 5 year moving average	0.0238 5 year moving average	Botswana
2010s	0.1983 5 year moving average	0.3465 5 year moving average	0.1482 5 year moving average	Zambia
2020s	0.4938 5 year moving average	0.7208 5 year moving average	0.227 5 year moving average	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 5: gender equality, Botswana or Zambia?: Botswana, at 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Botswana and Zambia?: 0 5 year moving average, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for goal 5: gender equality?: Botswana ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 80th of 214 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: 10 August 2026

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