Canada vs Jamaica: Starting a business - Score

Canada
98.24
in 2019
Jamaica
97.37
in 2019
Canada rank
3rd
Jamaica rank
6th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Canada
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 98.24 against 97.37 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.87.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and Jamaica ranks 6th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 96.49 87.35 9.14 Canada
2010s 97.73 94.15 3.58 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Canada or Jamaica?
Canada, at 98.24 against 97.37 in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Canada and Jamaica?
0.87, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for starting a business - score?
Canada ranks 3rd and Jamaica ranks 6th 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.