Lesotho vs Russian Federation: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Lesotho
30.4%
in 2022
Russian Federation
30.5%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
40th
Russian Federation rank
39th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Lesotho
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 30.5% against 30.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Lesotho ranks 40th and Russian Federation ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 32.5% | 9.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 31.5% | 11.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 26.2% | 4.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Lesotho or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 30.5% against 30.4% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Lesotho and Russian Federation?
- 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Russian Federation?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Russian Federation rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Lesotho ranks 40th and Russian Federation ranks 39th 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.