Iraq vs Lesotho: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Iraq
59.35
in 2019
Lesotho
57.03
in 2019
Iraq rank
157th
Lesotho rank
160th

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

  • Iraq
  • Lesotho
2030405060200520122019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 59.35 against 57.03 in Lesotho, a difference of 2.32.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 160th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 59.35 42.1 17.25 Iraq
2010s 59.35 57.26 2.09 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Iraq or Lesotho?
Iraq, at 59.35 against 57.03 in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Iraq and Lesotho?
2.32, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Iraq ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 160th of 191 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.