Equatorial Guinea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 11.3% against 10.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 155th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 3.9% | 10.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 4.1% | 6.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 10.9% | 1.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 10.1% | 3.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Equatorial Guinea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 11.3% against 10.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Equatorial Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 155th 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.