Azerbaijan vs Estonia: Time required to start a business

Azerbaijan
3.5 days
in 2019
Estonia
3.5 days
in 2019
Azerbaijan rank
176th
Estonia rank
176th

Time required to start a business over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 3.5 days against 3.5 days in Estonia, a difference of 0 days.

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

Azerbaijan ranks 176th and Estonia ranks 176th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Estonia Difference Ahead
2000s 63.71 days 33.36 days 30.36 days Azerbaijan
2010s 5.4 days 4.8 days 0.6 days Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Azerbaijan or Estonia?
Azerbaijan, at 3.5 days against 3.5 days in Estonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Azerbaijan and Estonia?
0 days, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Estonia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Azerbaijan and Estonia rank globally for time required to start a business?
Azerbaijan ranks 176th and Estonia ranks 176th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Time required to start a business. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.