Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Starting a business - Score

Malawi
77.93
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
78.24
in 2019
Malawi rank
154th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
151st

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Malawi
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 78.24 against 77.93 in Malawi, a difference of 0.31.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 154th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 58.82 40.55 18.27 Malawi
2010s 69.76 68.24 1.52 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 78.24 against 77.93 in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.31, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for starting a business - score?
Malawi ranks 154th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st 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.