What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Ireland and Sweden?

0 5 year moving average, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?

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.

Ireland vs Sweden: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Ireland

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Sweden

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Ireland rank

1st

Sweden rank

1st

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

Ireland
Sweden

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Sweden, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5983 5 year moving average	0.4512 5 year moving average	0.1472 5 year moving average	Ireland
2010s	0.6242 5 year moving average	0.6563 5 year moving average	0.0321 5 year moving average	Sweden
2020s	0.9038 5 year moving average	0.9423 5 year moving average	0.0385 5 year moving average	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, Ireland or Sweden?: Ireland, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Ireland and Sweden?: 0 5 year moving average, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: Ireland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st 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