Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Global: Ease of doing business score

Ghana
59.96 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
59.77 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Ghana rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
121st

Global: Ease of doing business score over time

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 59.96 DB17-20 methodology against 59.77 DB17-20 methodology in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.19 DB17-20 methodology.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 191 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global: ease of doing business score, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Ghana, at 59.96 DB17-20 methodology against 59.77 DB17-20 methodology in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in global: ease of doing business score between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
0.19 DB17-20 methodology, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global: ease of doing business score?
Ghana ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

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 DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.