Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Papua New Guinea
0.75 5 year moving average
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.75 5 year moving average
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
101st
Vanuatu rank
101st

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
0.20.40.60.8200420132023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Vanuatu ranks 101st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1985 5 year moving average 0.2152 5 year moving average 0.0167 5 year moving average Vanuatu
2010s 0.2095 5 year moving average 0.2427 5 year moving average 0.0332 5 year moving average Vanuatu
2020s 0.477 5 year moving average 0.5803 5 year moving average 0.1033 5 year moving average Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
0 5 year moving average, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Vanuatu ranks 101st 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

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