Statizoid

Australia vs Canada: Time required to start a business

Australia
2 days
in 2019
Canada
1.5 days
in 2019
Australia rank
183rd
Canada rank
184th

Time required to start a business over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 2 days against 1.5 days in Canada, a difference of 0.5 days.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 183rd and Canada ranks 184th of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.