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Guernsey vs Micronesia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Guernsey's income tax rate (20%) tops Micronesia's (10%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Micronesia's 2026-07-20, 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
| Tax | GG | FM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 10% | GG +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 0% | 30% | FM +30 pplargest gap |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 20% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Micronesia | 10% | Source: Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title 54 (Taxation and Customs), Section 121 · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Guernsey higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Micronesia | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −30 pp | Micronesia higher |
Between the two, Micronesia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 30pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guernsey sits below it, Micronesia sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Income determination · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Micronesia | 0% | Source: Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title 54 — Taxation and Customs · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Guernsey and Micronesia both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Micronesia's 2026-07-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Micronesia | 0% | Source: Federated States of Micronesia Code, Title 54 (Taxation and Customs), via fsmlaw.org · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Guernsey and Micronesia both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Micronesia's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.