What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Denmark and Norway?

0 5 year moving average, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

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.

Denmark vs Norway: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Denmark

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Norway

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Denmark rank

1st

Norway rank

1st

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Norway, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3533 5 year moving average	0.3295 5 year moving average	0.0238 5 year moving average	Denmark
2010s	0.4054 5 year moving average	0.3519 5 year moving average	0.0535 5 year moving average	Denmark
2020s	0.8333 5 year moving average	0.8333 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 5: gender equality, Denmark or Norway?: Denmark, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Denmark and Norway?: 0 5 year moving average, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for goal 5: gender equality?: Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st 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