Jamaica vs Singapore: Starting a business - Score

Jamaica
97.37
in 2019
Singapore
98.23
in 2019
Jamaica rank
6th
Singapore rank
4th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Jamaica
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 98.23 against 97.37 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.86.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Singapore ahead.

Jamaica ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 87.35 92.1 4.75 Singapore
2010s 94.15 96.83 2.68 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Jamaica or Singapore?
Singapore, at 98.23 against 97.37 in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Jamaica and Singapore?
0.86, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Singapore?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Singapore rank globally for starting a business - score?
Jamaica ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th 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.