Iran vs Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Time

Iran
216 hours per year
in 2019
Puerto Rico
218 hours per year
in 2019
Iran rank
81st
Puerto Rico rank
78th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Iran
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 218 hours per year against 216 hours per year in Iran, a difference of 2 hours per year.

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

Iran ranks 81st and Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 344 hours per year 171.2 hours per year 172.8 hours per year Iran
2010s 308.4 hours per year 218 hours per year 90.4 hours per year Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Iran or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 218 hours per year against 216 hours per year in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Iran and Puerto Rico?
2 hours per year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Puerto Rico?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Iran and Puerto Rico rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Iran ranks 81st and Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). 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)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.