Azerbaijan vs United Arab Emirates: Time required to start a business
Azerbaijan
3.5 days
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
3.8 days
in 2019
Azerbaijan rank
176th
United Arab Emirates rank
175th
Time required to start a business over time
- Azerbaijan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 3.8 days against 3.5 days in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.3 days.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 176th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th of 188 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.71 days | 18.44 days | 45.27 days | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 5.4 days | 8.6 days | 3.2 days | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Azerbaijan or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 3.8 days against 3.5 days in Azerbaijan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.3 days, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Azerbaijan ranks 176th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th 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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.