Ghana vs Zambia: Starting a business - Score

Ghana
84.96
in 2019
Zambia
84.91
in 2019
Ghana rank
116th
Zambia rank
117th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Ghana
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 84.96 against 84.91 in Zambia, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Zambia ahead.

Ghana ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 117th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 75.49 79.62 4.13 Zambia
2010s 84.18 84.26 0.0795 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Ghana or Zambia?
Ghana, at 84.96 against 84.91 in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Ghana and Zambia?
0.05, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for starting a business - score?
Ghana ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 117th of 190 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
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.