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
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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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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.