Iceland vs Slovenia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Iceland
35.6%
in 2023
Slovenia
36.4%
in 2023
Iceland rank
20th
Slovenia rank
18th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Iceland
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 36.4% against 35.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 20th and Slovenia ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 35.7% | 3.7% | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 38.4% | 2.6% | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 37.7% | 1.2% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 37.5% | 2.1% | Slovenia |
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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 36.4% against 35.6% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Iceland and Slovenia?
- 0.8%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovenia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Slovenia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Iceland ranks 20th and Slovenia ranks 18th 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.