Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Lesotho
69.72
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
69.39
in 2015
Lesotho rank
108th
Papua New Guinea rank
110th

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060200520102015

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 69.72 against 69.39 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.33.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lesotho ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 186 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 64.26 68.58 4.32 Papua New Guinea
2010s 69.72 69.01 0.7062 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Lesotho, at 69.72 against 69.39 in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.33, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Lesotho ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed

The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.