Comoros vs Timor-Leste: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Comoros
8.2%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
8.7%
in 2016
Comoros rank
165th
Timor-Leste rank
164th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Comoros
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 8.7% against 8.2% in Comoros, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 165th and Timor-Leste ranks 164th of 187 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 17.3% | 10.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 8.1% | 0.8% | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 8.7% against 8.2% in Comoros as of 2016.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Comoros and Timor-Leste?
- 0.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Timor-Leste?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
- How do Comoros and Timor-Leste rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Comoros ranks 165th and Timor-Leste ranks 164th 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.