What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Tanzania and Uganda?

0 5 year moving average, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?

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.

Tanzania vs Uganda: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Tanzania

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

Uganda

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

Tanzania rank

34th

Uganda rank

34th

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.875 5 year moving average against 0.875 5 year moving average in Uganda, 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 Uganda ahead.

Tanzania ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 34th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2595 5 year moving average	0.2873 5 year moving average	0.0278 5 year moving average	Uganda
2010s	0.4047 5 year moving average	0.4153 5 year moving average	0.0106 5 year moving average	Uganda
2020s	0.6098 5 year moving average	0.805 5 year moving average	0.1952 5 year moving average	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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