Kenya vs Malaysia: Starting a business - Score

Kenya
82.73
in 2019
Malaysia
83.32
in 2019
Kenya rank
127th
Malaysia rank
124th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Kenya
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 83.32 against 82.73 in Kenya, a difference of 0.59.

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

Kenya ranks 127th and Malaysia ranks 124th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 61.87 75.13 13.25 Malaysia
2010s 73.21 85.02 11.81 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Kenya or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 83.32 against 82.73 in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Kenya and Malaysia?
0.59, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for starting a business - score?
Kenya ranks 127th and Malaysia ranks 124th of 188 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

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.