Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Starting a business - Score
Costa Rica
79.91
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
80.15
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
145th
Papua New Guinea rank
143rd
Starting a business - Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 80.15 against 79.91 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.24.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd of 191 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61 | 76.61 | 15.61 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 76.25 | 78.2 | 1.95 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher starting a business - score, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 80.15 against 79.91 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in starting a business - score between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.24, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for starting a business - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd 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.