Jordan vs Micronesia (country): Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Jordan
17.2%
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
16.5%
in 2023
Jordan rank
116th
Micronesia (country) rank
119th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Jordan
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 17.2% against 16.5% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 116th and Micronesia (country) ranks 119th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Micronesia (country) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 1.2% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 10.8% | 8.6% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 11.4% | 8.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 17.1% | 2.1% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.9% | 0.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Jordan or Micronesia (country)?
- Jordan, at 17.2% against 16.5% in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Jordan and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.7%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Micronesia (country)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Micronesia (country) rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Jordan ranks 116th and Micronesia (country) ranks 119th 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.