What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Iceland and United States?

0 5 year moving average, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?

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.

Iceland vs United States: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Iceland

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

United States

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

Iceland rank

11th

United States rank

11th

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

Iceland
United States

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in United States, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 11th and United States ranks 11th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3295 5 year moving average	0.4943 5 year moving average	0.1648 5 year moving average	United States
2010s	0.2858 5 year moving average	0.3912 5 year moving average	0.1054 5 year moving average	United States
2020s	0.6793 5 year moving average	0.6793 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, Iceland or United States?: Iceland, at 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Iceland and United States?: 0 5 year moving average, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Iceland and United States rank globally for goal 5: gender equality?: Iceland ranks 11th and United States ranks 11th 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