Finland vs South Korea: Starting a business - Score

Finland
93.47
in 2019
South Korea
93.36
in 2019
Finland rank
31st
South Korea rank
33rd

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Finland
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 93.47 against 93.36 in South Korea, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 33rd of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 91.06 64.52 26.54 Finland
2010s 92.48 91.41 1.07 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Finland or South Korea?
Finland, at 93.47 against 93.36 in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Finland and South Korea?
0.11, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Korea?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Finland and South Korea rank globally for starting a business - score?
Finland ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 33rd 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.