Maldives vs Türkiye: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Maldives
23.6%
in 2023
Türkiye
23.2%
in 2023
Maldives rank
68th
Türkiye rank
69th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Maldives
- Türkiye
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 23.6% against 23.2% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Türkiye ahead.
Maldives ranks 68th and Türkiye ranks 69th of 187 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.9% | 12.8% | 4.0% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 17.7% | 5.5% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 23.6% | 13.0% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 24.7% | 7.9% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 23.2% | 3.0% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Maldives or Türkiye?
- Maldives, at 23.6% against 23.2% in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Maldives and Türkiye?
- 0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Türkiye?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Türkiye rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Maldives ranks 68th and Türkiye ranks 69th 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.