Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Starting a business - Score
Costa Rica
79.91
in 2019
Nicaragua
79.57
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
145th
Nicaragua rank
146th
Starting a business - Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.91 against 79.57 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.34.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 146th of 191 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61 | 62.67 | 1.67 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 76.25 | 74.66 | 1.59 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher starting a business - score, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 79.91 against 79.57 in Nicaragua as of 2019.
- What is the difference in starting a business - score between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.34, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for starting a business - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 146th 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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About this data
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.