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Denmark vs Nauru: tax rates compared

Denmark has an income tax rate of 55.9%, 35.9pp above Nauru's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Denmark sits above it, Nauru sits below it. Denmark's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Nauru's 2023-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%55.9%Corporate22%25%VAT0%25%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax DK NRDifference
Income Tax55.9%20%DK +35.9 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax22%25%NR +3 pp
VAT25%0%DK +25 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark55.9%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nauru20%Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01
Difference+35.9 ppDenmark higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3 ppNauru higher

Nauru has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 3pp above Denmark's 22%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Denmark sits below it, Nauru sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Denmark (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-25
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+25 ppDenmark higher

Denmark has a VAT rate of 25%, 25pp above Nauru's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Denmark sits above it, Nauru sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Denmark (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-25
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Denmark and Nauru share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.