Australia vs Singapore: Starting a business - Score

Australia
96.6
in 2019
Singapore
98.23
in 2019
Australia rank
7th
Singapore rank
4th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Australia
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 98.23 against 96.6 in Australia, a difference of 1.63.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 96.28 92.1 4.18 Australia
2010s 96.48 96.83 0.3477 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Australia or Singapore?
Singapore, at 98.23 against 96.6 in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Australia and Singapore?
1.63, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for starting a business - score?
Australia ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 4th 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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About this data

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.