Australia vs Hong Kong, China: Starting a business - Score

Australia
96.6
in 2019
Hong Kong, China
98.22
in 2019
Australia rank
7th
Hong Kong, China rank
5th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Australia
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 98.22 against 96.6 in Australia, a difference of 1.62.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 5th of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
2000s 96.28 91.73 4.55 Australia
2010s 96.48 97.17 0.6901 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Australia or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 98.22 against 96.6 in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Australia and Hong Kong, China?
1.62, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong, China?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Australia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for starting a business - score?
Australia ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 5th 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.