What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Kuwait and Syria?

0 5 year moving average, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?

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.

Kuwait vs Syria: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Kuwait

0.375 5 year moving average

in 2023

Syria

0.375 5 year moving average

in 2023

Kuwait rank

186th

Syria rank

186th

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

Kuwait
Syria

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.375 5 year moving average against 0.375 5 year moving average in Syria, 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 Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 186th and Syria ranks 186th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Syria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2027 5 year moving average	0.1985 5 year moving average	0.0042 5 year moving average	Kuwait
2010s	0.2073 5 year moving average	0.198 5 year moving average	0.0093 5 year moving average	Kuwait
2020s	0.379 5 year moving average	0.3065 5 year moving average	0.0725 5 year moving average	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, Kuwait or Syria?: Kuwait, at 0.375 5 year moving average against 0.375 5 year moving average in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Kuwait and Syria?: 0 5 year moving average, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Syria rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: Kuwait ranks 186th and Syria ranks 186th 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