What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between South Africa and Zambia?

0 5 year moving average, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?

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.

South Africa vs Zambia: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

South Africa

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Zambia

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Africa rank

81st

Zambia rank

81st

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

South Africa
Zambia

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Zambia, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 81st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3295 5 year moving average	0.2363 5 year moving average	0.0932 5 year moving average	South Africa
2010s	0.4287 5 year moving average	0.3465 5 year moving average	0.0822 5 year moving average	South Africa
2020s	0.6292 5 year moving average	0.7208 5 year moving average	0.0915 5 year moving average	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 5: gender equality, South Africa or Zambia?: South Africa, at 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between South Africa and Zambia?: 0 5 year moving average, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for goal 5: gender equality?: South Africa ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 81st of 215 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