New Zealand vs Singapore: Starting a business - Score

New Zealand
99.98
in 2019
Singapore
98.23
in 2019
New Zealand rank
1st
Singapore rank
4th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 99.98 against 98.23 in Singapore, a difference of 1.75.

Across all 17 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 96.86 92.1 4.75 New Zealand
2010s 99.96 96.83 3.13 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, New Zealand or Singapore?
New Zealand, at 99.98 against 98.23 in Singapore as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between New Zealand and Singapore?
1.75, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for starting a business - score?
New Zealand ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th 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.