Afghanistan vs Panama: Starting a business - Score

Afghanistan
91.99
in 2019
Panama
92.01
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
51st
Panama rank
50th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 92.01 against 91.99 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Panama ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 51st and Panama ranks 50th of 188 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 83.67 87.14 3.47 Panama
2010s 89.39 91.2 1.81 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Afghanistan or Panama?
Panama, at 92.01 against 91.99 in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Afghanistan and Panama?
0.02, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Panama?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Panama rank globally for starting a business - score?
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Panama ranks 50th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Starting a business - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Starting a business - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.