Barbados vs Samoa: Tax revenues vs income inequality

Barbados
26.16
in 2023
Samoa
26.42
in 2023
Barbados rank
59th
Samoa rank
57th

Tax revenues vs income inequality over time

  • Barbados
  • Samoa
0102030198120022023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 26.42 against 26.16 in Barbados, a difference of 0.26.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 59th and Samoa ranks 57th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 22.34 24.15 1.8 Samoa
1990s 26.08 21.83 4.25 Barbados
2000s 23.47 19.15 4.32 Barbados
2010s 22.92 22.06 0.854 Barbados
2020s 25.86 25.27 0.5906 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenues vs income inequality, Barbados or Samoa?
Samoa, at 26.42 against 26.16 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenues vs income inequality between Barbados and Samoa?
0.26, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for tax revenues vs income inequality?
Barbados ranks 59th and Samoa ranks 57th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Tax revenues 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

Indicator
Tax revenues vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed