Argentina vs Costa Rica: Starting a business - Score

Argentina
80.43
in 2019
Costa Rica
79.91
in 2019
Argentina rank
141st
Costa Rica rank
144th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 80.43 against 79.91 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.52.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 141st and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 190 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 70.77 61 9.77 Argentina
2010s 74.32 76.25 1.93 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 80.43 against 79.91 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.52, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for starting a business - score?
Argentina ranks 141st and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 190 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.