Latvia vs Malawi: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Latvia
81.53
in 2019
Malawi
81.45
in 2019
Latvia rank
71st
Malawi rank
72nd

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

  • Latvia
  • Malawi
020406080200520122019

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 81.53 against 81.45 in Malawi, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 72nd of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 68.1 58.45 9.64 Latvia
2010s 76.49 80.35 3.86 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Latvia or Malawi?
Latvia, at 81.53 against 81.45 in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Latvia and Malawi?
0.08, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malawi?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Latvia and Malawi rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Latvia ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 72nd 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.