What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between China and Iran?

0 5 year moving average, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?

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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Iran: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

China

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

Iran

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

China rank

101st

Iran rank

101st

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

China
Iran

How they compare

China currently reports 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Iran, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iran ahead.

China ranks 101st and Iran ranks 101st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Iran	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1792 5 year moving average	0.2992 5 year moving average	0.12 5 year moving average	Iran
2010s	0.238 5 year moving average	0.3672 5 year moving average	0.1292 5 year moving average	Iran
2020s	0.685 5 year moving average	0.708 5 year moving average	0.023 5 year moving average	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, China or Iran?: China, at 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between China and Iran?: 0 5 year moving average, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do China and Iran rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: China ranks 101st and Iran ranks 101st 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (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 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database