Malawi vs South Africa: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score
Malawi
63.32
in 2019
South Africa
60.3
in 2019
Malawi rank
168th
South Africa rank
171st
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 63.32 against 60.3 in South Africa, a difference of 3.02.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 168th and South Africa ranks 171st of 191 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6 | 48.67 | 13.93 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 63.02 | 56.08 | 6.93 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher starting a business: time - men (days) - score, Malawi or South Africa?
- Malawi, at 63.32 against 60.3 in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in starting a business: time - men (days) - score between Malawi and South Africa?
- 3.02, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Malawi ranks 168th and South Africa ranks 171st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The score for the time for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.