Afghanistan vs United States of America: Starting a business - Score

Afghanistan
91.99
in 2019
United States of America
91.59
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
53rd
United States of America rank
56th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 91.99 against 91.59 in United States of America, a difference of 0.4.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United States of America ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 53rd and United States of America ranks 56th of 191 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 83.67 91.26 7.59 United States of America
2010s 89.39 91.28 1.89 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Afghanistan or United States of America?
Afghanistan, at 91.99 against 91.59 in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Afghanistan and United States of America?
0.4, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for starting a business - score?
Afghanistan ranks 53rd and United States of America ranks 56th of 191 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
191 places, 3,094 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.