Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Canada or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 87.79 against 87.33 in Canada as of 2019.

What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Canada and Micronesia (country)?

0.46, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Micronesia (country)?

15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Micronesia (country): Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Canada

87.33

in 2019

Micronesia (country)

87.79

in 2019

Canada rank

39th

Micronesia (country) rank

36th

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time

Canada
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 87.79 against 87.33 in Canada, a difference of 0.46.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 39th and Micronesia (country) ranks 36th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	89.18	87.79	1.39	Canada
2010s	87.33	87.79	0.4637	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Canada or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 87.79 against 87.33 in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Canada and Micronesia (country)?: 0.46, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Micronesia (country)?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Canada and Micronesia (country) rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Canada ranks 39th and Micronesia (country) ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.