Iceland vs Poland: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Iceland
35.6%
in 2023
Poland
35.1%
in 2023
Iceland rank
20th
Poland rank
23rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Iceland
- Poland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 35.6% against 35.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Poland ahead.
Iceland ranks 20th and Poland ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 37.4% | 5.6% | Poland |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 33.0% | 2.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 33.1% | 3.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 0.0% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Iceland or Poland?
- Iceland, at 35.6% against 35.1% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Iceland and Poland?
- 0.5%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Iceland ranks 20th and Poland ranks 23rd 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.