Countries tax revenue per rural land area

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This scatter chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) against rural land area (km²). The data is from our countries entity.

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There are 2 fields used on this chart (including filters):
  • rural land area: Rural land area in square kilometers, derived from urban extent grids which distinguish urban and rural areas based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons. This field is expressed in km².
  • tax revenue: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue. This field is expressed in % of GDP.

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This chart is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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