What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Malawi and Sri Lanka?

0 5 year moving average, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?

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.

Malawi vs Sri Lanka: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Malawi

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

Malawi rank

34th

Sri Lanka rank

34th

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

Malawi
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.875 5 year moving average against 0.875 5 year moving average in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka ahead.

Malawi ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1985 5 year moving average	0.278 5 year moving average	0.0795 5 year moving average	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.3374 5 year moving average	0.472 5 year moving average	0.1346 5 year moving average	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.756 5 year moving average	0.7792 5 year moving average	0.0232 5 year moving average	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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