What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?

0 5 year moving average, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Burkina Faso

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Lesotho

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

80th

Lesotho rank

80th

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

Burkina Faso
Lesotho

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Lesotho, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 80th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2602 5 year moving average	0.284 5 year moving average	0.0238 5 year moving average	Lesotho
2010s	0.416 5 year moving average	0.3162 5 year moving average	0.0998 5 year moving average	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.4938 5 year moving average	0.6168 5 year moving average	0.123 5 year moving average	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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