Maldives vs Panama: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Maldives
47.22
in 2019
Panama
44.51
in 2019
Maldives rank
172nd
Panama rank
174th

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

  • Maldives
  • Panama
20406080100200520122019

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 47.22 against 44.51 in Panama, a difference of 2.71.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

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

Maldives ranks 172nd and Panama ranks 174th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 100 28.25 71.75 Maldives
2010s 58.93 41.17 17.75 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Maldives or Panama?
Maldives, at 47.22 against 44.51 in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Maldives and Panama?
2.71, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Panama?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Panama rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Maldives ranks 172nd and Panama ranks 174th 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.