What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Jamaica and Panama?

0 5 year moving average, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?

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.

Jamaica vs Panama: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Jamaica

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

Panama

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

Jamaica rank

34th

Panama rank

34th

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

Jamaica
Panama

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.875 5 year moving average against 0.875 5 year moving average in Panama, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 34th and Panama ranks 34th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Panama	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3415 5 year moving average	0.3385 5 year moving average	0.003 5 year moving average	Jamaica
2010s	0.4085 5 year moving average	0.663 5 year moving average	0.2545 5 year moving average	Panama
2020s	0.7752 5 year moving average	0.805 5 year moving average	0.0297 5 year moving average	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, Jamaica or Panama?: Jamaica, at 0.875 5 year moving average against 0.875 5 year moving average in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Jamaica and Panama?: 0 5 year moving average, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: Jamaica ranks 34th and Panama ranks 34th 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