Cuba vs Palau: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Cuba
17.7%
in 2021
Palau
18.1%
in 2020
Cuba rank
110th
Palau rank
108th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Cuba
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 18.1% against 17.7% in Cuba, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 110th and Palau ranks 108th of 187 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 15.2% | 18.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 15.3% | 24.0% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 18.9% | 20.5% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 18.1% | 19.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Cuba or Palau?
- Palau, at 18.1% against 17.7% in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Cuba and Palau?
- 0.4%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Palau?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Palau rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Cuba ranks 110th and Palau ranks 108th 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.