Iceland vs Portugal: Starting a business - Score

Iceland
90.65
in 2019
Portugal
90.9
in 2019
Iceland rank
65th
Portugal rank
64th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Iceland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 90.9 against 90.65 in Iceland, a difference of 0.25.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 64th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 91.65 79.59 12.06 Iceland
2010s 91.15 90.76 0.3875 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Iceland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 90.9 against 90.65 in Iceland as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Iceland and Portugal?
0.25, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for starting a business - score?
Iceland ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 64th 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.