What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between New Zealand and Norway?

0 5 year moving average, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?

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.

New Zealand vs Norway: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

New Zealand

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Norway

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

New Zealand rank

1st

Norway rank

1st

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

New Zealand
Norway

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Norway, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Norway ahead.

New Zealand ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3415 5 year moving average	0.4147 5 year moving average	0.0732 5 year moving average	Norway
2010s	0.555 5 year moving average	0.6201 5 year moving average	0.0651 5 year moving average	Norway
2020s	0.923 5 year moving average	0.883 5 year moving average	0.04 5 year moving average	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, New Zealand or Norway?: New Zealand, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between New Zealand and Norway?: 0 5 year moving average, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: New Zealand ranks 1st and Norway 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: 24 August 2026

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