Equatorial Guinea vs Syria: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Equatorial Guinea
11.3%
in 2023
Syria
10.5%
in 2008
Equatorial Guinea rank
154th
Syria rank
156th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Syria
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 11.3% against 10.5% in Syria, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th and Syria ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.0% | 16.4% | 1.4% | Syria |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 16.1% | 5.4% | Syria |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 15.4% | 6.8% | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 11.3% against 10.5% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Equatorial Guinea and Syria?
- 0.8%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Syria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2008.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Syria rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th and Syria ranks 156th 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.