Equatorial Guinea vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Equatorial Guinea
11.3%
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
11.5%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
154th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
151st
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 11.5% against 11.3% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 151st of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 7.4% | 8.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.1% | 2.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 11.4% | 2.4% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 11.7% | 4.2% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 11.5% against 11.3% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 151st 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.