What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Hong Kong and Maldives?

0 5 year moving average, with Hong Kong ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong 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 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.

Hong Kong vs Maldives: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Hong Kong

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

Maldives

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

101st

Maldives rank

101st

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

Hong Kong
Maldives

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Maldives, 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 Maldives ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 101st and Maldives ranks 101st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.143 5 year moving average	0.1985 5 year moving average	0.0555 5 year moving average	Maldives
2010s	0.2413 5 year moving average	0.2819 5 year moving average	0.0406 5 year moving average	Maldives
2020s	0.5995 5 year moving average	0.7075 5 year moving average	0.108 5 year moving average	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, Hong Kong or Maldives?: Hong Kong, at 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Hong Kong and Maldives?: 0 5 year moving average, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Maldives?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Maldives rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: Hong Kong ranks 101st and Maldives 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: 24 August 2026

SDG Goal 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database