Australia vs Japan: Global: Ease of doing business score
Global: Ease of doing business score over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 80.32 DB10-14 methodology against 79.82 DB10-14 methodology in Japan, a difference of 0.5 DB10-14 methodology.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Japan ranks 16th of 184 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.55 DB10-14 methodology | 78.09 DB10-14 methodology | 1.46 DB10-14 methodology | Australia |
| 2010s | 80 DB10-14 methodology | 79.4 DB10-14 methodology | 0.601 DB10-14 methodology | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global: ease of doing business score, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 80.32 DB10-14 methodology against 79.82 DB10-14 methodology in Japan as of 2013.
- What is the difference in global: ease of doing business score between Australia and Japan?
- 0.5 DB10-14 methodology, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2013.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for global: ease of doing business score?
- Australia ranks 15th and Japan ranks 16th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB10-14 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.