Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Afghanistan
6.8%
in 2020
Nigeria
7.2%
in 2007
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Nigeria rank
171st
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.2% against 6.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Nigeria ranks 171st of 187 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.2% against 6.8% in Afghanistan as of 2007.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2007.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Nigeria ranks 171st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.