South Africa vs Vanuatu: Starting a business - Score

South Africa
81.22
in 2019
Vanuatu
81.47
in 2019
South Africa rank
139th
Vanuatu rank
137th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • South Africa
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 81.47 against 81.22 in South Africa, a difference of 0.25.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 139th and Vanuatu ranks 137th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 75.93 69.45 6.47 South Africa
2010s 80.68 77.48 3.2 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, South Africa or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 81.47 against 81.22 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between South Africa and Vanuatu?
0.25, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Vanuatu?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Vanuatu rank globally for starting a business - score?
South Africa ranks 139th and Vanuatu ranks 137th 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.