Comoros vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Comoros
8.2%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
9.3%
in 2023
Comoros rank
165th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
162nd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 9.3% against 8.2% in Comoros, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 165th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 1.0% | 4.9% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.6% | 1.9% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 8.1% | 0.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.7% | 0.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Comoros or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 9.3% against 8.2% in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Comoros and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 1.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Comoros ranks 165th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd 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.