What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Kenya and Nigeria?

0 5 year moving average, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

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.

Kenya vs Nigeria: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Kenya

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Nigeria

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Kenya rank

1st

Nigeria rank

1st

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria ahead.

Kenya ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2602 5 year moving average	0.2125 5 year moving average	0.0477 5 year moving average	Kenya
2010s	0.3947 5 year moving average	0.4644 5 year moving average	0.0697 5 year moving average	Nigeria
2020s	0.6188 5 year moving average	0.9375 5 year moving average	0.3187 5 year moving average	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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