The following table given by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development shows the tax burden among various countries over the world.
Tax burden around the world
| Country | Single, no kids | Married, 2 kids | Country | Single, no kids | Married, 2 kids |
| Australia | 28.30% | 16.00% | Korea | 17.30% | 16.20% |
| Austria | 47.40% | 35.50% | Luxembourg | 35.30% | 12.20% |
| Belgium | 55.40% | 40.30% | Mexico | 18.20% | 18.20% |
| Canada | 31.60% | 21.50% | Netherlands | 38.60% | 29.10% |
| Czech Republic | 43.80% | 27.10% | New Zealand | 20.50% | 14.50% |
| Denmark | 41.40% | 29.60% | Norway | 37.30% | 29.60% |
| Finland | 44.60% | 38.40% | Poland | 43.60% | 42.10% |
| France | 50.10% | 41.70% | Portugal | 36.20% | 26.60% |
| Germany | 51.80% | 35.70% | Slovak Republic | 38.30% | 23.20% |
| Greece | 38.80% | 39.20% | Spain | 39.00% | 33.40% |
| Hungary | 50.50% | 39.90% | Sweden | 47.90% | 42.40% |
| Iceland | 29.00% | 11.00% | Switzerland | 29.50% | 18.60% |
| Ireland | 25.70% | 8.10% | Turkey | 42.70% | 42.70% |
| Italy | 45.40% | 35.20% | United Kingdom | 33.50% | 27.10% |
| Japan | 27.70% | 24.90% | United States | 29.10% | 11.90% |