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

0 5 year moving average, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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.

Lesotho vs Maldives: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Lesotho

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Maldives

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Lesotho rank

80th

Maldives rank

80th

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

Lesotho
Maldives

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Maldives, 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 Maldives ahead.

Lesotho ranks 80th and Maldives ranks 80th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.284 5 year moving average	0.2602 5 year moving average	0.0238 5 year moving average	Lesotho
2010s	0.3162 5 year moving average	0.3322 5 year moving average	0.016 5 year moving average	Maldives
2020s	0.6168 5 year moving average	0.6875 5 year moving average	0.0707 5 year moving average	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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